They are neutral because the charges of the cations and anions add up to be 0.
Example NaCl
Na+ one ion 1(+1) = +1
Cl - one ion 1(-1) = -1
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0 charge.
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No, an ion is, by definition, an element with either a positive or negative charge. Usually the charge is due to its missing electrons (making a positively charged ion, called a cation) or gaining electrons (making a negatively charged ion, an anion).
Ionic compounds countain both positive and negative ions (they attract to form bonds) Due to this they will balance and become electrically netural
The compound will have equal number of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, hence the compound will be electrically neutral.
because the electrons and protons are equal.
While a sodium ion and neon atom both have 10 electrons they are of different elements as a neon atom has 10 protons while sodium has 11. As a result the neon atom is neutral while the sodium ion carries a positive charge. So neon can exist on its own as a gas while sodium ion needs a negative ion to balance its charge and form an ionic solid.
An electrically neutral atom has the same number of protons ( positive charged ) and electrons ( negatively charged ).
Yes. That is what it means to be electrically neutral.
it is neutral ion
Hydrogen can be an ion, or it can be electrically neutral.
All atoms are electrically neutral. If an atom gains or loses an electron, we call it an "ion" rather than an atom.
An alumimium atom is electrically neutral and it is an isotope of aluminum.
the role of counter ion in a reaction is it make the complex electrically neutral.
An "Ion" is an atom that has gained or lost an electron and is therefore no longer electrically neutral.
if number of electron and protons are equal(except for H,as it has no proton,so it shoulh has one electron to be electrically neutral).
An ion.
Electrically neutral - uncharged - i.e. not an ion.
All ions differ from an electrically neutral atom in that they are missing or have gained one or more electrons. A S2- atom has 2 less electrons than a neutral atom.
neutron is neutral, proton is positive electron is negative
H3BO3 is a compound, not an ion, meaning it is electrically neutral or in other word it has no charge.
The magnesium atom is electrically neutral.