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What is the overall electrical charge of any neutral chemical compound?
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Positive
B
Negative
C
It depends on the elements present
D
Zero
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Understand that a neutral chemical compound is composed of atoms bonded together in such a way that the total positive charge from protons equals the total negative charge from electrons.
Recall that the overall electrical charge of a compound is the sum of the charges of all its constituent ions or atoms.
Since the compound is neutral, the positive charges (from protons) and negative charges (from electrons) balance each other out exactly.
Therefore, the net or overall electrical charge of any neutral chemical compound is zero.
This means that regardless of the elements present, if the compound is neutral, its total charge must be zero.
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