Why is the overall charge of an atom zero?
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An atom has no overall change because each element has the same number of protons and electrons.Protons have a +1 charge and electrons have a -1 charge,these charges cancel out if there is the same amount of each..
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AN ATOM CONSIST OF EQUAL NUMBER OF PROTONS AND ELECTRONS . PROTONS ARE POSITIVELY CHARGED AND ELECTRONS ARE NEGATIVELY CHARGED SO THE OVERALL CHARGE OF AN ATOM IS ZERO
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