Question

What are negatively charged electrons attracted to?
A) Neutrons
B) Protons
C) Electrons
D) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: We have to remember that the structure of an atom can be represented as: An atom contains nucleus in which protons and neutrons reside whereas electrons reside outside the nucleus.
An atom is the smallest unit of any matter. Matter can be solid, liquid or gases. The size of an atom is approximately $100pm$. Every atom contains a nucleus and nucleus further contains subatomic particles that are protons and neutrons.

Complete answer:
We have to remember that the number of protons is equal to the atomic number of an atom or element.
An atom is surrounded by certain orbits at which electron revolves.
Number of electrons is equal to the atomic number of an atom or element.
An element is a species that contains the same atoms.
For example :\[Cl\],\[Fe\].
An atom has a given mass which is approximately equals to mass number which can also be defined as twelfth of the mass of free neutral atom of $C - 12$ i.e. approximately \[1.66 \times {10^{ - 27}}kg\].
Since protons and neutrons are heavy therefore they are present at the centre of an atom whereas electrons being lightweight moves at the orbits outside an atom.
Protons are positively charged particles; electrons are negatively charged particles whereas neutrons are uncharged species.
Option A) this is an incorrect option as negatively charged species will never attract to neutral species as it does not contain any charge in it.
Option B) This is a correct option since protons are positively charged species so they can attract with negatively charged species i.e. electrons to form the attractive forces.
Option C) this is an incorrect option electrons cannot attract to the electron itself since both carry negative charges so there will be repulsive forces between them.
Option D) this is an incorrect option as we got option B as the correct answer.

Note:
We have to remember that the protons and neutrons are present in the nucleus which is present at the centre of an atom and an electron revolves in a circular path around an atom which is called an orbit. Number of protons is equal to the atomic number of an atom or element. Neutrons are neutral species that do not contain any charge.