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Just like any material, it may, or may not, be electrically neutral. What makes it a plasma is that many of its atoms are ionized - but of course the ionization process produces both positive and negative charges (the positive ions, and the electrons). If the original gas had a zero net charge, then (due to the law of conservation of charge) the resulting plasma will also have a zero net charge.
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The question is; can plasma have a neutral charge? And generally speaking this is not so, for a plasma is the product of charge separation, in the form of field aligned currents. The three Modes of Plasma are arc mode as in lightning or sparks, glow mode as in the Auroras and dark mode such as the Ionospheres of planets. But, technically speaking a dielectric gas under pressure, such as nitrogen is also a dark mode form of plasma, therefore the atmosphere of earth being predominantly nitrogen under pressure is a dark mode plasma which is only lit up on the day side due to the electrical interaction of the sun.
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∙ 11y agoJust like any material, it may, or may not, be electrically neutral. What makes it a plasma is that many of its atoms are ionized - but of course the ionization process produces both positive and negative charges (the positive ions, and the electrons). If the original gas had a zero net charge, then (due to the law of conservation of charge) the resulting plasma will also have a zero net charge.
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∙ 14y agoPlasma generally comprises ions and free electrons in roughly equal numbers, and therefore has a neutral charge.
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∙ 14y agoPlasma does not have a neutral charge. Plasma is a gas most atoms of which are ionized. This means Plasma generally has a very high positive or negative charge.
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Yes, plasma as a whole is neutral
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yes plasma is a neutral compound
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∙ 14y agoYes, Plasma Has a Charge!
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∙ 14y agoI think so. Plazma is ionized dust
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yes
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What is the electric charge of an ion compound?
The total positive charge of an ionic compound equally balances the total negative charge; therefore, the ionic compound is electrically neutral.
What is an atom that has lost or gained an electron and now carries a positive or negative charge called?
I believe the answer your looking for in an Ion.An ion is an atom or molecule in which the total number of electrons is not equal to the total number of protons, giving it a net positive or negative electrical charge.
What is the total charge of 14 electrons and 6 protons?
Each proton has exactly one positive charge. Each electron has exactly one negative charge. One positive charge perfectly cancels one negative charge. So all you need to do is add six postive charges and 14 negative charges to get your answer.
What determine an atoms size?
The atomic radius depends on the the number of electron shells, total negative charge, positive charge of the nucleus, atomic mass.
What is the total charge if you have 14 protons 14 neutrons and 12 electrons?
If the atom is stable and neutral, it will have 14 electrons. If it has a positive charge it will have less electrons, and if it has a negative charge it will have more electrons.
What is the total charge on plasma?
Usually, the total charge of plasma is neutral. Of course, there are exceptions. As the atoms are energized, electrons are released into the system. That release leaves a bunch of positive and negative charges.
What is the electric charge of an ion compound?
The total positive charge of an ionic compound equally balances the total negative charge; therefore, the ionic compound is electrically neutral.
Why ionic compound is neutral?
the total positive charge of the cations in an ionic compound is balanced by total negative charge of equal magnitude from the anions.
What is the charge of AuCl3?
AuCl3, Gold Chloride, is an ionic compound. The total positive charge must equal the total negative charge. Ionic compounds are electrically neutral.
What is a group of atoms with with a positive or negative charge?
A polyatomic ion is a group of atoms with a charge.
Why ionic compounds are neutral as a whole?
The total positive charge of the cations in an ionic compound is balanced by a total negative charge of equal magnitude from the anions.
What is the total charge of p plus and e?
zero. The net of a positive (p+) charge and a negative (e-) is zero (neutral).
What is an atom that has lost or gained an electron and now carries a positive or negative charge called?
I believe the answer your looking for in an Ion.An ion is an atom or molecule in which the total number of electrons is not equal to the total number of protons, giving it a net positive or negative electrical charge.
What is the total charge of 14 electrons and 6 protons?
Each proton has exactly one positive charge. Each electron has exactly one negative charge. One positive charge perfectly cancels one negative charge. So all you need to do is add six postive charges and 14 negative charges to get your answer.
What is total positive charges and negative are equal?
You mean, what happens when positive and negative charges are equal? That is simple, the equal opposite cancel each other out and we have an electrical neutrality
What is the charge on HClO?
A positive 5 charge, because there are 3 oxygens with a negative 2 charge, we know this because in almost every case Oxygen has a negative 2 charge. Making oxgen have a total negative 6 charge, and we know the molecule ClO3 have a negative one charge, thus making Cl to have a positive 5 chage to make the overall charge negative 1. To make sure, we know that hydrogen has a positive 1 charge, and since there is only 1 H atom we know that ClO3 has a negative 1, from which, shows we have done the work right, proving Cl has a positive 5 charge.
What determine an atoms size?
The atomic radius depends on the the number of electron shells, total negative charge, positive charge of the nucleus, atomic mass.
