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An atom with an imbalance of electrons and protons is called?
I'm not sure there's a word for it. Ones with fewer neutrons might be "neutron-deficient" (or "neutron poor"), though a) that's probably politically incorrect and b) I think it refers to nuclei that have less than the optimal number of neutrons, even if it isn't actually less than the number of protons.
Why do the atom's charge equal zero?
Because there is an even amount of protons and electrons
How are electrons protons and neutrons positioned within an atom?
Electrons are on the outside rings of an atom. neutrons and protons are together in the nucleus of the atom. There is always the same number of protons and electrons in an atom, equal to the atomic number of the element. The amount of neutrons varies, even between atoms of the same number, these varieties of an element are called isotopes. If the amount of protons and electrons varies, it is called an ion, and the chemical number is still equal to the amount of protons.
What has the same amount of protons and electrons?
A neutral atom does, because the negative and positive charges balance to even out the charge. It is the opposite of an ion.
How many protons are in the ion O2?
The neutrons and protons in the nucleus do not change when electrons are removed from an atom. Even when two electrons are removed. Oxygen has several isotopes, with 8 protons and either 8, 9, or 10 neutrons... all representing stable isotopes. 8 neutrons is most common on Earth.
How many neutrons are there in an element having a mass number of 52 and an atomic number of 22?
30. The Atomic mass is essentially the protons + neutrons. The Atomic number is the protons. Or the neutrons. Or even the electrons. With the exception of ions and isotopes, those numbers are all the same.
Which isotopes have the same mass?
The number of protons and neutrons is what determines the mass of an isotope. Even though isotopes of a particular element have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons, which causes their mass to be different.
How many protons and neutrons are in phosphorous-32?
Well phosphorous always has 15 protons and even in different isotopes of an element the proton (atomic) number will be the same..So even in phosphorous-32, there are 15 protons.. If it is phosphorous-32 then the total of the protons and the neutrons is 32.. 15 protons...So to get the number of neutrons do 32 minus 15 = 7 neutrons.. Just to note, the number of electrons is of course the same as the number of protons so it is 15
Can you find out what the element is by the number of electrons in a neutral atom?
Yes, Elements are identified by the amount of electrons it has. Even isotopes are elements are still recognised by their amount of electrons. For example if you had a question: what element has 2 more electrons that Carbon? Carbon has 6 electrons, so 2 more would be 8. That would mean the element would therefore be Oxygen
Do atoms have equal electrons and protons?
Not all atoms have an equal number of protons and neutrons. They can, but they don't have to. Helium, for example, has two of each, but carbon (always with 6 protons) can have 6, 7, or even 8 neutrons. The more neutrons, the more likely it is to be radioactive. The number of protons and neutrons gives the atomic weight of an atom. All of the various amounts of neutrons that an element can have are called isotopes of that element.
The neutrons in an atom have the least amount of mass?
No actually, the neutrons and the protons of an atom are relatively the same in mass. Electrons have the smallest mass in an atom, and are not even considered when we look at the mas sof an atom.
Why are isotope's not considered different elements?
Isotopes are not different elements, because they have the SAME chemical properties; the only difference is in mass. When you breathe in air, your body doesn't care - and couldn't tell - the difference between two different isotopes of oxygen or nitrogen.But oxygen-16 burns just like oxygen-18, and carbon-12 tastes just like carbon-14.In fact, the prefix "iso" even MEANS "same". So we consider them the same element.Number of protons is the only thing that decide what element an atoms is. Number of electrons and neutrons only determine properties, weight, and reactivity.
