Alright, so I don't get what this question is asking me about electrical charges. It has a little circle/atom and then a billion arrows surrounding it and pointing to it, kind of like an asterisk *, and then the question is:
"What is the charge on the particle shown?"
~negative
~positive
~both
~neither
Here's the best I can do for what the picture looks like, imagine the little arrows on every side all around the circle:
->o<-
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Thanks! I think it was a stupid case of not understanding the picture notation.
Based on your description, it seems like you are looking at a picture of an atom with arrows pointing towards it from all sides. The question is asking about the charge on the particle shown.
To determine the charge on the particle, you need to understand the concept of atomic structure and the charges of its components. Atoms consist of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons are positively charged, neutrons are neutral (having no charge), and electrons are negatively charged.
In a neutral atom, the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons. The positive charge of protons cancels out the negative charge of electrons, resulting in a net charge of zero.
Now, coming back to the picture you described, if the arrows pointing towards the atom represent electrons, and if there are an equal number of arrows on all sides, it suggests that the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons. In that case, the atom is neutral, and the charge on the particle shown would be neither positive nor negative. Therefore, the answer to the question would be:
~neither (neither positive nor negative)
By understanding the basic concept of atomic structure and the charges of its components, you can determine the charge on the particle shown in the given picture.