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.
The number of electrons should equal the number of protons, otherwise you have an ion.
An atom is neutral if the numbers of protons and electrons are equal it's neutral.
A neutral atom has equal numbers of elecrons and protons.
The atomic number is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus and in a neutral atom will also equal the number of electrons.
The protons and electrons are equal in number in a neutral atom
The number of protons in an atom is equal to its atomic number. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to that of protons. If the atom is negatively charged, add it to the number of electrons; and if positive, subtract.
The number of electrons should = the number of protons.
The number of electrons should equal the number of protons, otherwise you have an ion.
In a neutral atom the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons. And by definition the atomic number of an atom is equal to the number of protons in it. So the atomic number of a neutral atom is equal to the number of protons or the number of electrons in the atom.
Do you mean what does the number of protons equal? This is the atomic number of the element. All isotopes of an element will have the same number of protons, only the number of neutrons varies.
The number of protons is equal to atomic number; in a neutral atom the number of electrons is also equal to the numbers of protons.
No - in fact it is quite rare
An atom is neutral if the numbers of protons and electrons are equal it's neutral.
A neutral atom has equal numbers of elecrons and protons.
In a neutral atom, the number of protons is always equal to the number of electrons.
For a neutral atom, the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons.
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