text: what is electric charge?i doesnt mean its results.?   an electrical charge is an imbalance between an atom's positive and negative units (protrons and electrons).  a discharge of electrical energy happens when electrons jump from one atom to on that is differently charged to bring the two atoms closer to a balance.  if an atom has more electrons that protons, it is negatively charged.  if it has more protons than electrons, then it is positively charged.  a charge is always changed by changing the number of electrons.  if you change the number of protons, it becomes a nuclear reacation since the change is happening in the nucleus of the atom.