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It would be more correct to say that conductors have more free charge carriers (electrons or "holes") than insulators. For example, in the metallic model, positive nuclei in a fixed position are surrounded by a sea of electrons not necessarily tied to any particular nucleus, and thus free to flow when electromotive force is applied. In an insulator, those same electrons are more resistant to electromotive force and tend to remain in the same position until a much higher ("breakdown voltage") force is applied. The number of electrons themselves is less relevant, any given conductor may have more or less electrons than an insulator.
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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 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)
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.
Does the carbon14 have more protons neutrons or electrons than carbon12?
It has the same number of protons and electrons, but two more neutrons.
Does Anions have more protons than electrons?
anions have more electrons than protons
When an atom has more electrons that protons it is?
An anion is an ion with more electrons than protons.
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.
What has more electrons than protons?
A positive ion.
When an atom has more electrons than protons it is?
An atom with more protons than electrons is a cation.
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)
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 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.
What charge is any atom?
the charge depends on the number of protons or electrons, if more electrons are there than protons there is a -1 charge, if there are more protons then electrons it is a +1 charge. Called Ions
The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of?
It generally corresponds to the number of protons in its nucleus. In a neutral atom, this will also correspond to the number of electrons orbiting the nucleus; however, electrons are more likely to move around.
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 Electrical charge with more electrons than protons?
Negative ... which is what electrons are, (whereas protons are positive).
