Atoms, which are always neutral in electric charge, contain electrons as well as protons and neutrons. An electron has an electrical charge of - 1. If an atom has three electrons, infer how many protons it has.

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Cole Henson

9 August, 04:21

Atoms, which are always neutral in electric charge, contain electrons as well as protons and neutrons. An electron has an electrical charge of - 1. If an atom has three electrons, infer how many protons it has.

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Nicholas Richards · Answer 1

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Explanation:

Since the atom has three electrons, it has a - 3 electrical charge. Since atoms are neutral, 3 protons are needed to get the charge back to 0.