Question

7) An atom is electrically neutral because the

A) number of protons equals the number of neutrons
B) ratio of the number of neutrons to the number of electrons is 1:1
C) number of protons equals the number of electrons
D) ratio of the number of neutrons to the number of protons is 2:1

Answer 1

C

The proton and electron have the same amount of charge but opposite type or charge (-/+). So it called electrically neutral. if the proton number larger than the electron so it would Positively charged, so with the electron number more than the proton it would be negatively charged