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On the basis of Thomson's model of an atom, explain how the atom is neutral as a whole.

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As per Thomson.s model of the atom, an atom consists both negative and positive charges which are equal in number and magnitude. So they balance each other as a result of which atom as a whole is electrically neutral.
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