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Strictly speaking, when an object acquires a positive charge by the transfer of electrons, what happens to its mass? (think small.)
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Strictly speaking, when an object acquires a positive charge by the transfer of electrons, what happens to its mass? (think small.)

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An electron is 1/1836 of the mass of the proton. So, losing that little mass (0.51 MeV/c2) or gaining it changes the overall mass, but so small that it is hard to detect. hope this helped!:)
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