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The negatively charged particles present in an atom are called ______

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The subatomic particle that has an elementary charge of magnitude -1 is known as an electron and the subatomic particle that has an elementary charge of magnitude +1 is known as a proton.
The element having the equal number of electrons and neutrons is termed electrically neutral.
Thus, The negatively charged particles present in an atom are called electrons.

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