The distance between a proton and an electron is cut in half. how does the force of attraction change? a) the force becomes twice as much. b) the force becomes one-half as much. c) the force becomes four times as much. d) the force becomes one-quarter as much.

If a hydrogen atom is neutral, it must also have  one electron. an oxygen atom (o) has an atomic number of eight (8). this means a neutral oxygen atom has eight protons and eight electrons. the element actium (ac) has an atomic number of 89, so it has 89 protons and 89 electrons in a neutral atom