Is the overall charge of the nucleus positive, neutral, or negative?

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Tartar C.
Apr 30, 2017

Positive

Explanation:

A nucleus is made up of protons and neutrons. Protons have a positive charge and neutrons have a neutral charge. Since a neutral charge won't cancel out a positive charge, the overall charge of a nucleus is positive.

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