Question #8a3a2
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Nov 3, 2014
Protons and electrons never stick in atoms of any element. Neither in hydrogen nor in any other.The idea that electrons and protons can stick together with each other came in your mind because protons have a positive charge and electrons have a negative charge and being oppositely charged they have the ability to attract each other and stick with one another.Your thinking is correct being oppositely charged they will attract each other but they never stick with each other
because electrons move at very high speeds. Instead of sticking this force of attraction prevents the electrons to fly away into other atoms.
