A pencil has
A) no electric charges in it.
B) no nuclei in it.
C) electrons that are not attracted to nuclei.
D) enough positive charge in the nuclei to balance the negative charge of the electrons.

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A pencil is made of carbon atoms, which have six protons (positive charges) in their nuclei and six electrons (negative charges) surrounding the nuclei. The number of positive charges in the nuclei is equal to the number of negative charges in the electrons, so the pencil has enough positive charge in the nuclei to balance the negative charge of the electrons.

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