Answer the following question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Charge Carried by Electrons and Protons Franklin wrote in his letters and books that he could see the effects of electric charge but did not understand what caused the phenomenon. Today we have the advantage of knowing that normal matter is made of atoms, and that atoms contain positive and negative charges, usually in equal amounts. Figure 18.5 shows a simple model of an atom with negative electrons orbiting its positive nucleus. The nucleus is positive due to the presence of positively charged protons. Nearly all charge in nature is due to electrons and protons, which are two of the. Q: What part of an atom is positive due to the presence of positively charged protons? A:

A. Neutron; B. Proton; C. Electron; D. nucleus;
Answer:
D.