An atom is neutral overall by definition - if it isn't neutral overall then it is an ion, not an atom. The charge on an electron is equal and opposite to that on a proton, so yes, an atom is neutral overall, and the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons.
Yes it does. A neutral atom must ave same number of electron as protons to balance the charges.
James Chadwick.
He created this theory in 1932.
An atom is neutral if the numbers of protons and electrons are equal it's neutral.
#of electrons and # of protons is EQUAL in a neutral atom
It depends entirely on what type of atom it is. (Neutral atom is redundant. A "non-neutral" atom is referred to as an ion) If it is an atom of carbon, for example, there are 6 electrons. Silicon, on the other hand, has 14 electrons.
In a neutral atom the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons. The opposite charge between protons and electrons is what allows for a neutral atom.
The number of electrons should equal the number of protons, otherwise you have an ion.
Yes. When an atom has the same number of protons and electrons, it is neutral. The number of protons in an atom can never change without the element changing as well (and that is nuclear chemistry). The number of electrons can change, and when an atom gains or loses electrons, it becomes an ion. But an atom is always neutral due to the fact that the number of protons in an atom is equivalent to the number of electrons in that atom.
Actually, it stands for the number of electrons. Then, in a neutral atom, number of protons are equal to the electrons. So this statement is correct.
In any neutral atom, the number of protons = the number of electrons.
The number of electrons should = the number of protons.
An atom is neutral if the numbers of protons and electrons are equal it's neutral.
In a neutral atom the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons. The opposite charge between protons and electrons is what allows for a neutral atom.
All neutral atoms have the same number of protons and electrons as they are electrically neutral.
The numbers of protons and of electrons in a neutral object are the same.
#of electrons and # of protons is EQUAL in a neutral atom
An atom is neutral if the number of protons and the number of electrons it has are the same.
James Chadwick. He created this theory in 1932.
In a neutral atom, the number of protons and the number of electrons is the same. Protons have a positive charge and electrons have a negative charge. If the numbers of each are equal, then the charges cancel out to zero and the atom is neutral.