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If a neutral atom has 8 protons it must have how many electrons?
The atom must have 8 electrons to make it have a neutral charge
How many ions of magnesium and oxygen would you need to make an electrically neutral compound?
one of each
Ionic compounds are electrically?
Charged i will leave urs but this is the correct answer Neutral u guys need 2 make up ur mind
Do all atoms contain proton neutron and electron?
yes, all normal atoms do, but there are things called ions and isotopes that have fewer or more electrons and neutrons
If a neutral atom of 22 protons how many electrons does an atom contain?
22. The electrons have a charge of -1, and protons have a charge of +1. In order for the charges to cancel out and make the atom neutral, there must be an equal number of each.
Nucleon is electrically neutral it is called?
A nucleon is one of the particles that make up the nucleus of the atom. Protons and neutrons are nucleons, and the neutronis the electrically neutral nucleon.
How can an atom have a negative part?
An atom has a negative part (called electrons) because it has a positive part also (called protons), so the electrons make it electrically neutral.
Are atoms electrically charged particles?
An electron is a sub-atomic particle, not an atom. But it is electrically charged (it has a charge of minus one). The simplest atom, the hydrogen one isotope, has just one proton and one electron. An electron is a part of an atom. Every atom is composed of protons and electrons. Usually there are also neutrons. Protons are positively charged +1 and electrons are charged -1. Neutrons are neutral. When the number of protons and electrons are equal the atom is neutral. When an atom has an unequal number of protons and electrons it is charged either - or +. More electrons make it - and more protons make it +. In both cases the atom is called an ion.
Three particles that make up an atom?
Atoms consist of negatively charged electrons , positively charged protons and electrically neutral neutrons.
Why is an atom neutral as whole?
It depends on which neutrality one is referring to. Regarding ions: an atom in its "normal" state, it has the same amount of electrons as protons and is electrically neutral. In case of electron(s) moving to make a "full electron shell", charge changes to positive or negative, thus non-neutral, and called ion instead.
What kind of energy stored in the nucleus of an atom?
nuclear energythe energy is mostly electric and can be charged with the loss or gain of an electron to make it negative or positive. All atoms begin electrically neutral.
What kind of energy in stored in the nucleus of an atom?
nuclear energythe energy is mostly electric and can be charged with the loss or gain of an electron to make it negative or positive. All atoms begin electrically neutral.
How do electrons an portons make a neutral charge an neutron result in a neutral charged atom?
An atom that has an equal number of protons and electrons will be neutral and have no charge.
If a neutral atom has 8 protons it must have how many electrons?
The atom must have 8 electrons to make it have a neutral charge
What is the atom as having a small positively charged nucleus surrounded by large region where there are enough electrons to make the atom neutral?
No because the electron are small and don't have enough of energy to make atom neutral
Do a neutral atom have a charge?
It is because there is an equal amount of positive and negative charge to produce a neutral charge. Just the presence of neutrons does not make the atom neutral. An atom will lose its neutral charge if it loses or gains electrons and becomes an ion
How an atom becomes postively or negatively charged when it loses or gains electrons?
An atom is electrically neutral only because the positively charged protons in the nucleus are balanced by the negatively charged electrons orbiting them. Therefore if an atom looses or gains an electrons, the balance is disrupted and an atom overall becomes positively or negatively charged. Loss of electrons will make the atom positvely charged and vice versa.
