How do pieces of a hard candy model the formation of a new rock?

Once particles have been transported to a new area, they must be transformed from a collection of loose sediment into new, solid rock. This process is called lithification ("lith" means stone). Lithification is a combination of two processes: compaction and cementation.

because the two particles have an equal charge, the charges will cancel out and give the atom an overall charge of 0. so, if at atom has 35 protons in the nucleus, we could expect it to have 35 electrons orbiting that nucleus.