Relative Electrical Charges of Subatomic Particles

• What is the relative charge of a proton?


  +1
• What is the relative charge of a neutron?


  0
• What is the relative charge of a electron?


  -1
• Why do atoms have no overall electrical charge?


  Equal number of protons and electrons.
• What is the amount of protons in an atom indicated by?


  Atomic number
• How do atoms of different elements differ?

  Atoms of different elements have different numbers of protons.
• What do all atoms of a particular element have in common?


  All atoms of a particular element have the same number of protons