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The protons and neutrons are always the same.
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The charged components of an atom are the protons, and the electrons. These will normally be balanced.
In addition there may be neutrons, but these are of neutral charge, so do not contribute to the charge.
If you tear off completely an electron or a proton, the atom will now be ionized.
An unnatural state.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAn atom does have a net charge of zero. That is because the number of protons (the atomic number, which identifies the element) and the number of electrons are equal. Therefore the positive (protons) charges and the negative (electrons) charges add together to equal zero. If there are too many or too few electrons then you would have an ion (a charged particle).
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∙ 9y agoAn atom has a zero net charge if the number of its electrons and protons are equal. When an atom gains or loses either an electron or proton, it becomes charged and is called an ion.
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∙ 14y agoAll atoms have a net charge of zero as protons and electrons cancel each other out. A biased particle or ion is a atom which has a negative or positive charge.
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∙ 12y agoA neutron has a charge of zero. The other two particles, protons and electrons, have positive and negative charges respectively.
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When does an atom not have a net electrical charge?
Atoms are neutrally charged if they have equal numbers of protons and electrons. Technically speaking, all atoms have no net electrical charge - ions have a positive/negative charge.
How are molecules different than ions or atoms?
Molecules have no net electric charge; ions do.
A is a tightly-bound group of atoms that behaves as a unit and carries a net charge?
It is a polyatomic, literally meaning many like atoms.
Why is the ratio of a different atoms in a compound important?
The ratio of different atoms in a compound important because the compound has to achieve an equilibrium in terms of electrical charge. The net total of charges of the atoms forming a compound must be zero.
Is one property of an electron a net charge of 0?
No an electron does not have a net charge of 0, in fact it has a net charge of -1.
Do atoms have a net positive charge?
No they do not.
How is the net charge of an atom produced?
Atoms are neutral in charge
When does an atom not have a net electrical charge?
Atoms are neutrally charged if they have equal numbers of protons and electrons. Technically speaking, all atoms have no net electrical charge - ions have a positive/negative charge.
Atoms have a net charge of zero true or false?
True. The atoms have a proton which has a positive charge and there are same number of electrons with a negative charge. Those two charges cancel each other out and the charge becomes zero. The neutrons do not have any charge.
What is a atom with a net positiveor negative charge?
Atoms do not have any charge, if they have, they are called as ions.
What is electrical charge in a neutral atom?
Neutral atoms always have a net charge of 0(zero).
What is an atom or a group of atoms having a net electrical charge?
It is an ion.
What is an atom that has a net positive or negative electric charge?
Positive atoms: cations. Negative atoms: anions
Why don't atoms carry net charge?
The total positive charge of the nucleus is cancelled by the negatively charged electrons revolving around the nucleus. Hence atoms are electrically neutral
What is a non-binary compound?
Non-binary or polyatomic compounds are covalently bonded atoms with a net charge.
Why are oxygen atoms nutral?
Oxygen atoms have eight electrons and eight protons each, therefore -8 and +8 charges respectively with no net charge.
How are molecules different than ions or atoms?
Molecules have no net electric charge; ions do.
