GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

CHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Electrons have a ____ charge.
A
Negative
B
Positive
C
Neutral
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Electrons: An electron is a subatomic particle that is negatively charged. As opposite charges attract, negatively charged electrons are drawn to positively charged protons. Electrons are referred to as negative because of their behavior in an electric field.

Detailed explanation-2: -On the atomic level, protons are positively charged and electrons are negatively charged.

Detailed explanation-3: -J.J. Thomson’s discovery of the negatively charged electron had raised theoretical problems for physicists as early as 1897, because atoms as a whole are electrically neutral.

Detailed explanation-4: -An electron with a positive charge is known as a positron. It would fly out from the hydrogen atom, because it would be repelled by the proton.

Detailed explanation-5: -Electrons have a negative charge. The charge on the proton and electron are exactly the same size but opposite. Neutrons have no charge.

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