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An atom has no electrical charge because the negative charge of the electrons counteract the positive charge of the protons and the neutrons in the nucleus have a neutral charge. For example, Carbon has 6 electrons(-6 charge) and has 6 protons(+6 charge). Giving it an atomic weight of 12 and a charge of 0. The 6 neutrons do not change this charge, they keep it the same because they are neutral. (:
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoThey are electrically neutral because the protons and electrons balance each other out. The neutrons stay neutral. The protons and electrons are equal, except for their charge.
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∙ 10y agoThey are electrically neutral because the number of positively charged protons and the negatively charged electrons balance each other.
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∙ 13y agoWhen they have the same amount of electrons as protons.
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∙ 14y agoIt is neutral if it has equal no. protons and electrons. They cancel out each others electrical charges.
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Why atom are electrically neutral?
because the electrons and protons are equal.
Is an electrically neutral atom the number of protons equals the number?
An electrically neutral atom has the same number of protons ( positive charged ) and electrons ( negatively charged ).
Is the charge on a neutral chlorine atom zero?
Yes. That is what it means to be electrically neutral.
What will an electrically neutral atom have equal numbers of?
An electrically neutral atom has the same number of electrons as protons. Since protons have a positive change and electrons have a negative charge, when there is the same number of them, the charges cancel each other out. Example: Helium is neutral when it has 2 electrons, since it also has 2 protons.
When sodium forms an ionic bond with chlorine the sodium atom donates an electron to chlorine and becomes a 19 charged ion?
No! A sodium atom is initially electrically neutral. When it donates one electron to a chlorine atom, the sodium atom becomes a singly charged cation.
Is the magnesium atom electrically neutral or electrically charged?
The magnesium atom is electrically neutral.
Why is an atom electrically neutral inspite of the presence of charged particles it it?
Because an electrically neutral atom has an equal number of protons and electrons.
Why is an atom electrically neutral?
An atom has the same number of positive protons and negative electrons so the charges balance out to zero
Why atom are electrically neutral?
because the electrons and protons are equal.
Why is proton equal to electron?
because an atom is electrically neutral.
What is an example of an electrically neutral atom?
An electrically neutral atom is one that has an equal number of protons and electrons.
Which atom is electrically neutral?
All atoms are electrically neutral. If an atom gains or loses an electron, we call it an "ion" rather than an atom.
Why number of electron are equal to the number of proton?
because an atom is electrically neutral
Why is uranium electrically neutral?
Any atom is neutral in the normal state.After loss or gain of electrons an atom become electrically charged.
Why an atom if nitrogen is electrically neutral?
because the number of electrons are equal to the number of protons
In the atom which is usually electrically neutral?
Na+
Is a aluminum an isotope ion or neutral atom?
An alumimium atom is electrically neutral and it is an isotope of aluminum.
