Absolute charge on electron??

1.	Absolute charge on electron??
Answer» Electron is a negatively charged particle having an absolute charge of - 1.6 x 10-19\xa0coulombs. Since this is the smallest negative charge carried by a particle, so this is taken as the unit of negative charge, and we say that the relative charge of an electron is - 1. The charge of an electron is equal in magnitude but opposite in sign to the charge of a proton. A normal atom has an equal number of protons and electrons and since a proton and an electron have equal and opposite charge, an atom on the whole is electrically neutral. Electron is the lightest of the three atomic particles.

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