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An atom contains an equal amount of positively charged particles (protons) and negatively charged particles (electrons). If a atom gains or loses electrons it then gains a charge and is no longer known as an atom; it becomes an ion.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoAtoms have charges by the number of protons and electrons.
If there are more PROTONS than electrons, then the atom will be positive.
If the there are more ELECTRONS than protons, than the atom will be negative.
Neutrons are there in the atom too, but they don't have a charge and do not do anything to change the charge.
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∙ 14y agoBy the equal numbers of protons and electrons.....
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∙ 13y agoThe number of protons is equal to the number of electrons. (the charge on a proton is equal in magnitude to the charge on a electron)
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Is an electron the overall charge of an atom?
The positive charges equal the negative charges, so the atom has no overall charge; it is electrically neutral. Most of an atom's mass is in its nucleus; the mass of an electron is only 1/1836 the mass of the lightest nucleus, that of hydrogen. visit page : denochearing .com/
The charge of an unionized atom is?
The charge of an unionized atom is negative.
Charge of an atom?
An atom may have a positive charge, a negative charge, or no charge. If it has a non-zero charge, it is said to be an ion.
What term is defined as an atom that has a charge?
When an atom has an electric charge it is called an ion.
The number of protons in a neutral atom is equal to the number of what?
In a electrically neutral atom, the number of positive charges in the atom's nucleus (with one charge being held on each proton in the nucleus), is balanced out by the number of negative charges present in the electron cloud round the nucleus (with one charge being held on each electron in the cloud). This means that in a neutral atom the number of Protons = the number of Electrons.
If this atom has a balanced charge how many protons would you expect to find in this atom?
It would have 4 protons.
Does an atom have electirc charge?
An atom does not have an overall electrical charge, because the positive charges in the nucleus are balanced by the negative charges in the electron cloud around the nucleus. When an atom loses or gains an electron, it is called an "ion".
Why are there as many electrons as protons in a atom?
Because Electrons have a negative charge (e-) and Protons have a positive charge (p+), so to create a balanced atom you must have the same number of e- as p+
Are charges balanced in an atom?
A balanced atom is an atom that has it's outer energy level (AKA shell) completely filled in with 8 valence electrons.
What the charge for Nickel atom?
Nickel has an atomic number of 28- so if there aare only 26 electrons - 2 are missing and the ion will have a harge of 2+.
If there is a balanced sharing of electrons and neither atom has a slight negative or positive charge their bond is referred to as a?
This is a covalent bond.
An atom is an ion when the what and what are not balanced?
Since an ion is a charged particle it would have to be when the protons and electrons are not balanced(a different number of protons and electrons) This would be the only way to get a positive or negative charge since neutrons have no charge anyway.
What kind of charge do protons in an atom make?
A proton has a charge of +1. Atoms are not charged because the positively charged protons are balanced by the negatively charged electrons.
What is the difference between an electrically charged atom or a electrically balanced atom?
Most atoms are electrically balanced because they have the same number of protons, which have a charge of +1, and electrons, which have a charge of -1. However electrons can be lost or gained. When they are, the atom has a different number of protons to electrons so it becomes charged. Example. An uncharged atom of oxygen has 8 protons and 8 electrons. Sometimes it gains two electrons. This means that it has 8 protons but 10 electrons. +8 -10 = -2. therefore the charged atom of oxygen has a charge of -2.
What is a balanced sharing of electrons and neither atom has a slight negative or positive charge thir bond is referred to as what?
it's convent
Is an electron the overall charge of an atom?
The positive charges equal the negative charges, so the atom has no overall charge; it is electrically neutral. Most of an atom's mass is in its nucleus; the mass of an electron is only 1/1836 the mass of the lightest nucleus, that of hydrogen. visit page : denochearing .com/
An atom with an equal number of electrons and protons has no?
An atom with an equal number of electrons and protons has no net electrical charge, as the number of positive (proton) and negative (electron) charges are balanced.
