Question

Atoms are electrically neutral.
(A) True
(B) False

Answer 1

Hint: Try to recall the subatomic particles present in an atom and then try to figure out what could be the answer considering charge on all of them.

Complete step by step answer:
Let’s discuss the stepwise answer-
> Atoms are the building blocks of the universe you see around you.
We can distinguish Atoms of each element from another one by the number of protons that are present in their nucleus. For example, an atom containing one proton is an atom of hydrogen.
> To determine whether or not an atom is electrically charged or electrically neutral the number of electrons that surround the nucleus will matter a lot. We already know, the amount of charge on a proton is equal (but opposite) to the amount of charge possessed by an electron.
> Atoms are made of 3 subatomic particles: neutron (it is neutral), protons (these are positively charged), and electrons (these are negatively charged).
> When an atom has the same number of protons as electrons, the charges balance each other and the atom is neutral.
From all these statements we can say that atoms are electrically neutral.
Therefore, we can conclude that the correct option is A.

Note: If an atom has one or more electrons, it now carries a net negative charge and is thus we call it "anion" If, on the other hand, an atom loses one or more electrons, it now carries a net positive charge and we call it "cation".