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Why does a nucleus always have a positive charge?

pls answer or else I will give you up.

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This is because the nucleus has protons. The atoms do not have a charge because the negative electrons and positive protons cancel eachother out causing the atom to be considered neutral. Hope this helps
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Answer:

Nucleus has a positive charge as it has protons, which are positively charged inside it.

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