Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)

Published by Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10: 0321909100
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-910-7

Chapter 22 - Think and Explain - Page 427-428: 48

Answer

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Work Step by Step

When something is electrically charged, at the atomic level it either has more total electrons than protons (in which case it is negatively charged), or it has fewer total electrons than protons (in which case it is positively charged).
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