Which of the following best describes the charge of the nucleus of an atom? A. The nucleus can have a positive, neutral, or negative charge.
B. The nucleus always has a positive charge.
c. Jahe nucleus always has a neutral charge.
D. The nucleus always has a negative charge.
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B because in the nucleus is protons (positive) and neutrons (neutral)

An  atom  (ours, not carroll's) consists of a positively charged  nucleus, surrounded by one or more negatively charged particles called  electrons. the positive charges equal the negative charges, so the atom has no overall charge; it is electrically neutral. most of an atom's mass is in its nucleus; the mass of an electron is only 1/1836 the mass of the lightest nucleus, that of hydrogen. although the nucleus is heavy, it is quite small compared with the overall size of an atom. the radius of a typical atom is around 0.1 to 0.25 nanometres (nm), whereas the radius of a nucleus is about 10-6  nm.  *  if an atom were enlarged to the size of the earth, its nucleus would be only 200 feet in diameter and could easily rest inside a small football stadium.read more on -