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Atoms contain Positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons. why doesn’t ordinary Atom have no charge?

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Neutrons have no charge. This means the nucleus of an atom is always positively charged. An atom has a neutral overall charge because it has the same number of electrons as protons.

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