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What are atoms electrically neutral?

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if an atom is electrically neutral it has twice as many nuetrons as it does protons and electrons.

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Why do you say that atom is electrically neutral?
In an atom, the amount of protons is equal to the amount of electrons. This means that the positive charge cancels out the negative charge so an atom is neutrally charged.
Why is an atom electrically neutral?
An atom has the same number of positive protons and negative electrons so the charges balance out to zero
How do you know if an atom is electrically neutral?
If an atom has the same number of protons and electrons.
Atoms are electrically neutral what does that mean?
it means they have the same number of protons and electrons
Why an excited atom is electrically neutral?
Even an electron excited to a higher than normal energy level remains sufficiently close to the nucleus of its atom that the atom as a whole remains neutral.