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Determine which two options correctly complete the sentence.An atom is electrically neutral when:the number of positively charged subatomic particles equals the number of negatively charged subatomic particlesthe number of protons equals the number of electronsthe number of protons equals the number of neutronsit has no charged subatomic particles

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Determine which two options correctly complete the sentence.An atom is electrically neutral when:the number of positively charged subatomic particles equals the number of negatively charged subatomic particlesthe number of protons equals the number of electronsthe number of protons equals the number of neutronsit has no charged subatomic particles

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Solution

The two options that correctly complete the sentence "An atom is electrically neutral when:" are:

  1. The number of positively charged subatomic particles equals the number of negatively charged subatomic particles.
  2. The number of protons equals the number of electrons.

Explanation:

An atom is electrically neutral when the number of protons (positively charged subatomic particles) equals the number of electrons (negatively charged subatomic particles). This is because the positive charge of the protons is balanced by the negative charge of the electrons, resulting in an overall charge of zero. The number of neutrons (which are neutral and do not carry a charge) does not affect the electrical charge of the atom.

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