The Periodic Table and the Atom - Relative Electrical Charges of Subatomic Particles

Question 1

What is the relative electrical charge of

1) protons
2) neutrons
3) electrons

Answer 1

1) +1
2) 0
3) -1

Question 2

What are atoms overall electrical charge and why is that

Answer 2

Atoms have no overall electrical charge, this is because the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus

Question 3

What is an atoms atomic number

Answer 3

The atomic number is equal to the number of protons