What are nucleons? Describe charge on them.

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Subject : Power Plant Engineering

Topic: Chap 5: Nuclear Power Plants

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The nucleus consists of protons and neutrons, they are called nucleons. Protons are positively charged and neutrons have no charge. The electric charge on a proton is equal in magnitude but opposite in sign to that on an electron. The atom as a whole is electrically neutral.

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