a proton has a positive (+1) electrical charge & a proton has a yes (-1) steam free ->  if the number of proton is greater than the number of electrons, then the electric charge will be positive  an atom has 5 protons & that atom has 4 electrons -> the alphabet of combining is greater than the alphabet of areas the number of protons is greater than the number of electrons  if the number of proton is greater than the number of electrons, then the electric charge will be positive & the alphabet of combining is greater than the alphabet of areas -> the atom will be positively charged