Compared to a proton, an electron has (1) a greater quantity of charge and the same sign (2) a greater quantity of charge and the opposite sign (3) the same quantity of charge and the same sign (4) the same quantity of charge and the opposite sign

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Compared to a proton, an electron has (1) a greater quantity of charge and the same sign (2) a greater quantity of charge and the opposite sign (3) the same quantity of charge and the same sign (4) the same quantity of charge and the opposite sign

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Haley · Answer 1

The answer is (4). An electron and a proton both have the same quantity of charge, namely about 1.602e-19 C, but whereas protons are positive, electrons are negative. This is why elements in their natural state (same number of electrons as protons) are neutral.