Electrical Charge on Atoms

What parts of an atom are in the nucleus?

• Protons

• Neutrons

• Electrons

• Protons and Neutrons

Protons are located in the nucleus of the atom.
A proton has _______________.

• No charge
•  A negative charge
• A positive charge

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A cloth has a positive charge and can attract some paper scraps when held near them, what kind of charge can the paper scraps NOT have?

• Positive
• Negative
• Neutral 

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Atoms contain charged particles called:

• Protons, neutrons and electrons

• Protons and electrons

• Protons and neutrons

• Electrons and neutrons

The negatively charged particles in an atom are called _____.

• electrons
• neutrons
• negatrons
• protons

The charge of an electron is:

• Positive. 
• Negative. 
• Electrons have no charge

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Two like charges:

•  neutralize each other.
• repel each other. 
• must be neutrons. 
• attract each other.

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Which of these is the electron?

• A
• B
• C

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What types of charges attract?

• Positive and Positive

• Positive and Neutral

• Negative and Neutral

• Positive and Negative

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Electric charges that are alike _______ each other.

• Attract
• Repel