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What are protons, electrons and neutrons Nick.M 2012

**__ The Basics __** So what are protons, neutrons, and electrons? Well let’s find out. All of these are located in atoms. In the middle of an atom is a nucleus. This nucleus houses the protons and neutrons. The electrons circle the nucleus from the magnetic force of the protons. That’s right magnetic force. The proton has a positive charge attracting the negatively charged electrons. Neutrons have no charge. Opposite charges attract to each other while the same type of charge repel each other. But let’s say a proton closely paired with an electron then a doublet forms and this has no charge but if a proton or electron was to pair with a neutron then based on what paired will give a new charge to the neutron meaning it turns in to a proton or electron. Free neutrons have a 50% chance of decaying in to a proton and electron. As a whole an atom has no charge because each atom has an equal amount of protons and electrons. The proton’s and electron’s charges cancel each other out leaving an atom with neutral charge. __ Bohr Model: __ An atom and the Solar system have similar structures. Just like planets revolve around the sun in orbits, electrons revolve around the nucleus. Protons in the nucleus act like the sun attracting the electrons and keeping them in orbit. This model was only able to show to simple atoms such as hydrogen. More complex atoms can be explained by the [|Quantum theory]. ** __Ernest Rutherford and Neils Bohr__ ** Ernest Rutherford discovered the neutrons in the atoms. When he shot an electrical current though golden foil the current bounced strait back at him. Then he had the theory that there was something solid in the atoms. When he found it he called it the nucleus. Neils Bohr studied the nucleus and he found the neutron. He found some extra weight in the atom so he searched the nucleus and found the neutron.

**__ Glossary __** ** Atom ** : A very small component that make up everything **__ Citations __** > Discovery Education. Web. 24 September 2012. . > Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 27 Sept. 2012.
 * Electrical current ** : A path of electricity
 * Electron ** : A negatively charged particle in an atom.
 * Neutron ** : A particle with no charge in an atom
 * Nucleus ** : A very small part of an atom that
 * Proton ** : A positively charged particle in an atom
 * Bohr Model ** : A method used for defining atoms
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