Why is a xenon atom electrically neutral

? you expect us to answer this? ? this is your schoolwork, i don't think we can with this, i think it would considering being

since the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus, as we move to the left on the periodic table, the electrostatic pull between the nucleus and the valence electron shell decreases. as we move down a group (vertical column), the valence shell energy level gets further and further from the nucleus.