Geoffrey has the atoms of an unknown element. His experiment concludes that these atoms are electrically neutral. What is the only thing he can say for certain about the atomic structure of the element with this information?aThe object belongs in the period IIVAbThe atomic number and the atomic mass are the samecThe number of protons and the number of electrons are the samedThe number of protons and the number of neutrons are the same

Answer 1

Based on the information given that the atoms are electrically neutral, the only conclusion that can be drawn is:

c. The number of protons and the number of electrons are the same.

An electrically neutral atom has an equal number of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons, which balance each other out, resulting in no net charge. The other options cannot be definitively concluded from the information provided.