An atom consists of electrons, protons, and neutrons. Each electron has a charge of -1, each proton has a charge of +1, and each neutron has no charge. If 3 electrons are removed from each of 4 atoms, what is the combined net change to the charge of the 4 atoms?

The net charge on the four atoms is 12

Step-by-step explanation:

The given parameters are;

The charge of each electron = -1

The charge of each proton = + 1

The charge of each neutron = neutral

Therefore, if 3 electrons are removed  from each of the three atoms, we have;

The quantity of net negative charge removed from the four atoms = 3 × -1 × 4 = -12

Given that the at the four atoms add equal  number of protons and electrons, we have;

Original charge on the four atoms = n×(-1) +  n×(+1) = 0

Therefore;

The net charge on the four atoms after removal of the 12 electrons  = Original charge - (-12)

The net charge on the four atoms = 0 - (-12) = +12

The net charge on the four atoms = +12.

a 4/6 = 9/12   not proportional

step-by-step explanation:

to find which are not proportional, we can use cross products

if it is true, they are proportional.   if it is not true, they are not proportional.

a 4/6 = 9/12

4* 12 = 6*9

48 = 54

not this is not proportional  

b 2/3 = 12/18  

2* 18 = 3 * 12

36 = 36

this is proportional

c 5/4 = 10/8  

5*8 = 4*10

40 = 40

this is proportional

d 7/5 = 35/25

7*25 = 5 * 35

175 = 175

is proportional