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Grade 12Electrostatics

charged parts of an atom is only electrons..??? why not protons..??

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10 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Apoorva Arora
10 Years ago
electrons are present in the orbits of the atom.. they are relatively loosely bound to the atom and only they can leave the atom. a deficiency of electron causes a positive charge and an excess causes negative charge.