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What is the overall charge of the electron cloud of the atom? Explain.

What is the overall charge of the electron cloud of the atom? Explain.
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What is the overall charge of the
electron cloud of the atom? Explain.

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If the element is neutral, this means that there are precisely Z electrons, and the overall electronic charge is −Z . And thus the net ELECTRIC charge of the ATOM is Z+(−Z)=0 , i.e. zero
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