Positively Charged (Adjective)
Meaning
Having a positive charge; "protons are positive".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The atom's nucleus contains positively charged protons that attract negatively charged electrons.
- In chemistry, positively charged ions are called cations and are attracted to negatively charged anions.
- The positively charged particles in the plasma were accelerated by the electromagnetic field.
- Positively charged quarks are a type of subatomic particle that make up protons and neutrons.
- The nucleus of an atom is composed of positively charged protons and neutral neutrons.