The Particle in an Atom That Carries a Negative Charge

question 70

Multiple Choice

The particle in an atom that carries a negative charge is the ____.

• A) nucleon
• B) electron
• C) negatron
• D) proton
• E) neutron

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Definitions:

Inferential Statistics

A branch of statistics that allows one to make predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample.

Arithmetic Mean

A measure of central tendency calculated by adding a set of numbers and dividing the sum by the count of those numbers.

Variability

The extent to which data points in a statistical distribution or set differ from each other and from their average.

Descriptive Statistics

Statistical methods that summarize and organize data to describe its main features, often through the use of charts, graphs, and summary measures.