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What makes an atom or object neutral?

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Atom is neutral due to proton number and electron number being equal.

For example, take helium atom. It has 2 protons. To make it neutral, it must have 2 electrons.

A proton has +1e charge and an electron has -1e charge so they cancel each other out and have 0e charge.

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