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Both electrons and protons are equally important in any stable atom. The electrons give an atom its chemical properties, whereas protons enable us to identify an atom. It would be like asking what's more important on a football pitch: the football, or the players.
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When an atom has more electrons that protons it is?
An anion is an ion with more electrons than protons.
When an atom has more electrons than protons it is?
An atom with more protons than electrons is a cation.
what charge of an ion have if it had more electrons than protons?
An ion that has more electrons than protons has a negative charge.
What does having an unequal number or protons and electrons do to an atom?
It makes it an ion: If have more protons than electrons is positive. (cation) If more electrons than protons is negative. (anion)
Do all atoms that are anions have more electrons than protons?
Atom that are anions have two more electrons than it has in protons.
Does Anions have more protons than electrons?
anions have more electrons than protons
What has more electrons than protons?
A positive ion.
Are there the same amount of protons as there are of electrons in and atom?
NoYes. A neutral atom will have the same number of protons and electrons.
When an atom has more electrons that protons it is?
An anion is an ion with more electrons than protons.
When an atom has more electrons than protons it is?
An atom with more protons than electrons is a cation.
what charge of an ion have if it had more electrons than protons?
An ion that has more electrons than protons has a negative charge.
What does having an unequal number or protons and electrons do to an atom?
It makes it an ion: If have more protons than electrons is positive. (cation) If more electrons than protons is negative. (anion)
Do all atoms that are anions have more electrons than protons?
Atom that are anions have two more electrons than it has in protons.
Atom that has equal number of protons and electrons?
That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.
What is am atom that has more or fewer electrons than it has protons?
The type of particle that has either more or fewer electrons than protons is an ion. Ions are called cations when they have fewer electrons than protons and anions when they have more.
If an atom has lost more protons than electrons it is called a ion?
If the atom has more electrons than protons, then yes it is an ion.
What is Electrical charge with more electrons than protons?
Negative ... which is what electrons are, (whereas protons are positive).
