Question

What is meant by the statement "Atoms are electrically neutral"?

Answer 1

Answer:

They have the same number of electrons as protons.

Explanation:

Atoms are electrically neutral means that all the charges within the atom are balance to equal neutral. An atom has the same number of protons as it does electrons, therefore the charge is neutral.

An ion has a different number of electrons than protons, making the ion either positively or negatively charged.

Answer 2

Answer:

Hi! I am currently taking AP Chemistry, I'll try to help you out.

That quote basically just means that the atom as a whole is not positively or negatively charged. Atoms are made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Neutrons are neutrally charged. Protons are positively electrically charged. And electrons are negatively electrically charged. In atoms, if there is an even number of protons and electrons, they can cancel each other's charges out, which results in the atom as a whole being electrically neutral.

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