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What are the three main particles in an atom?
Protons, neutrons, electrons
Which particle has a positive charge?
Proton
Which particle has a negative charge?
Electron
Like charges ____ each other
Repel
Unlike charges ____ each other.
Attract
What is the unit of electric charge?
Coulomb (C)
What is a neutral atom?
An atom with equal numbers of protons and electrons.
What happens to electrons when objects are rubbed together?
They move (transfer) from one object to another.
If an object has more electrons than protons, what charge does it have?
Negative charge.
If an object has more protons than electrons, what charge does it have?
Positive charge.
What happens to a lithium atom if it loses 1 electron?
It becomes positively charged.
