Atomic structure and ionising radiation

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Question 32
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A neutral isotope of phosphorus, phosphorus-32 (1532P^{32}_{15}\text{P}1532​P), is widely used in biochemical research and medical diagnostics. This isotope has an atomic number of 15 and a mass number of 32.

Explain, with reference to the quantities and relative charges of its constituent subatomic particles, why a single neutral atom of phosphorus-32 has no overall electrical charge.

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