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प्रश्न
In response to a question, a student stated that in an atom, the number of protons is greater than the number of neutrons, which in turn is greater than the number of electrons. Do you agree with the statement? Justify your answer.
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उत्तर
The given statement is not correct. As the number of protons is never greater than the number of neutrons. A number of neutrons can be equal to or greater than a number of protons but a number of protons are equal to a number of electrons for an atom since it is neutral.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank of the following statement :
The anode rays obtained from hydrogen gas consist of particles called ________
Goldstein's experiments which involved passing high voltage electricity through gases at very low pressure resulted in the discovery of :
Why are anode rays also called as 'canal rays'?
How does cathode ray differ from as anode rays?
Write down the names of the particles represented by the following symbols and explain the meaning of superscript and subscript numbers attached `""_1"p"^1, ""_0"n"^1,""_-1"e"^0`
Define: Proton
Define: Neutron
Represent a neutron ‘n’ in term of its symbol showing the subscript and superscript value.
Complete the Table on the basis of information available in the symbols given below
- `""_17^35"Cl"`
- `""_6^12"C"`
- `""_35^81"Br"`
| Element | np | nn |
An atom is electrically neutral. Give reason.
