When we talk about charge of an electron, why do we not use the negative sign?

Question

When we talk about charge of an electron, why do we not use the negative sign?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

We do, an electron has a charge of -*e* and a proton has a charge of *e.* Where *e* is the elementary charge or less common called the electron charge. Yes the name is a bit confusing (there’s a historical reason for this) but welcome to physics.