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  • Antimatter Electrons: Exploring the Charge of Positrons
    In an atom of antimatter, the "electron" would have a positive charge.

    Here's why:

    * Antimatter is the opposite of matter. This means that every particle in antimatter has the opposite charge of its counterpart in regular matter.

    * Electrons in matter have a negative charge. Therefore, their antimatter counterparts, called positrons, have a positive charge.

    So, an antimatter atom would consist of a negatively charged nucleus (made of antiprotons and antineutrons) and positively charged "electrons" (positrons) orbiting it.

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