True or False: The number of electrons in a neutral atom equals the number of *protons*. If false please expl?

absolutely true for neutral atoms.


if the no of electron is not equal to the no of proton then atom will not remain stable.


so for neutral atom no of electron and no of protons are same.True or False: The number of electrons in a neutral atom equals the number of *protons*. If false please expl?
TRUETrue or False: The number of electrons in a neutral atom equals the number of *protons*. If false please expl?
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This statement follows from the fact that charge of an electron is equal but opposite to the charge of a proton.





Hence it is true.
It's true, thats the definition of a neutral atom, otherwise it's an ion.
TRUE-i would jsut like to correct icegama- irrespective of the mass of the proton and elctron, they carry the same charge i.e +1 and -1 respectively.
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Not always. Atoms can loose electrons , or even shed them, giving the atom a positive charge. This is extreemly common in metals, which is why they make good conductors of electricity. Yet, in the Noble gasses, when the outer rings have a full compliment of electrons, the possibility of them loosing an electron is almost impossible. Thats why noble gasses dont bond well. In a nutshell, true and false, depending on the atomic family
True; the person that wrote that it was false is incorrect because if they are oppositely charged mass does not matter it does not matter if one is 4000 times bigger than the other if they are of opposite charge it is neutral.
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