Which of the following would cause an atom to have a positive electric charge?
A. having more protons than electrons
B. having more electrons than protons
C. having more electrons than neutrons
D. having more neutrons than protons and electrons

Question

Which of the following would cause an atom to have a positive electric charge?
	A.	having more protons than electrons
	B.	having more electrons than protons
	C.	having more electrons than neutrons
	D.	having more neutrons than protons and electrons

anonymous · Answer

A

anonymous · Answer

Thank you that's what I thought, but wasn't sure.

anonymous · Answer

IT.S A..because protons have +ve charge and electrons have -ve charge,,so if an atom has excess of protons and less electrons then it require more electrons to get balanced,,i.e. why the efficiency of proton gives +ve sign to any atom..!!!