Combined Science GCSE
Electrical neutrality
What Electrical neutrality means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Electrical neutrality
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Reference: AQA
Atoms have no overall electrical charge because equal numbers of protons and electrons produce equal but opposite total charges that cancel completely.
Topics that use Electrical neutrality
Related terms
- Ion
- Mass and volume distribution in atoms
- Neutral atom electron count
- Neutrality of atoms
- Proton number and element identity
- Subatomic particle properties
- Link between particle counts and overall charge
- Nuclear model of the atom
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