Account owner may contribute up to $70,000 ($140,000 per married couple) per beneficiary in a single year without incurring gift taxes. 3. Money contributed to a 529 plan account is generally considered removed from the owner's estate.
Quick Answer. The net electric charge of the nucleus of an atom is positive due to the presence of charge-carrying particles known as protons. The outer shell of the atom is negatively charged as a result of carrying electrons in a diffuse cloud. Atoms always have a net neutral electric charge.
1 Protons, neutrons, and electrons are the three main subatomic particles found in an atom. 2  Protons have a positive (+) charge. 3  An easy way to remember this is to remember that both proton and positive start with the letter P.. 4  Neutrons have no electrical charge.