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What is the charge of the nucleus in every atom? Positive Negative or neutral?

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The charge of the nucleus is positive because protons are in the nucleus. Neutral means no charge so it doesn’t matter if neutrons are in the nucleus or not, the protons are what makes the nucleus have an positive electric charge.
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