Question

The Nucleus of one boron atom has 5 protons and 4 neutrons. what is the total charge of the boron?.

Answer 1

Boron has 5 protons & 5 electrons

charge = no. of protons - electrons = 5-5 = 0

so, there is no charge on boron

Answer 2

The Boron atom in its ground state has a charge of 0, while the nucleus of the atom has a charge of +5.