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An atom or group of atoms that carries an electric charge is called an?
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∙ 14y ago
Electrically charged atoms are known as ions. Ions occur when an atom looses or gains electrons. A normal atom is neutral, because it has the same number of positive protons and negative neutrons. When electrons are lost or gained, the atom can become positive (a cation) or negative (an anion). When an atom is positeve or negative, it is electrically charged.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoAn atom or group of atoms that carries an electric charge is called an ion. There are two types on ions, cations and anions. Ions can be positively charged cations by losing an electron, or negatively charged anions by having an extra electron.
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∙ 9y agoIon is any atom or group of atoms that has an electric charge. It is divided into two types namely anions and cations.
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∙ 13y agoan ion
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Is an electric charge a property of just electricity or is charge a property of all atoms?
Atoms contain both positive (protons) and negative (electrons) electric charges. But in the vast majority of atoms these positive and negative electric charges balance, canceling and resulting in zero total electric charge. When electrons detach from atoms we generate electricity. Where there are fewer electrons there is a positive charge. Where there are more electrons there is a negative charge. When two places have different charges we get an electric voltage. When electrons flow from a negatively charged place to a positively charged place we get an electric current.
Are atoms different from molecules because they do not have an electrical charge?
No. An atom is the basic unit of matter, and a next step up would be a molecule, which is just made up of atoms. Atoms and molecules can have an electric charge.
What are negatively charged particles in atoms called?
.The electron is a subatomic particle that carries a negative electrical charge.(The proton carries a positive charge, and the neutron carries no charge.)In the atom the electron is negatively charged.
Explain why the overall or net charge on an atom is zero?
because the charge of two protons and two neutrons and two electrons it = 0yes all atoms have a net charge of zerothere is an equal amount of electrons and proton, which have an equal but opposite charge.
Who discovered that atoms have negative electric charge?
There were several scientists that discovered that atoms contained electric charges. One of the first to look at their charges more closely was J.J. Thomson.
What are atoms with a positive electric charge called?
Cations.
Is elctric charge a property of just electricity or is charge property of all atoms?
Electric charge is a property of some subatomic particles. Atoms can be neutral (zero electric charge), or they can have a charge. If they have a charge, they are called ions.
Are atoms the carry an electric charge?
Atoms have NO electric charge, only ions have (+ or -)
What is an atom or a group of atoms called with an electric charge?
That's called an ion.
What is the name of a particle with an electric charge?
The particle with an electric charge is called the proton. It makes up part of an atoms nucleus.
Ions are atoms that carry an electric charge?
Atoms carry a positive charge on the proton and a negative charge on the electron, usually these cancel out.
What are atoms that carry an electric charge?
An atom that does not have a neutral charge is called an ion. It has an unequal number of protons and electrons.
What are the components of the atoms that carries a positive charge?
Protons.
Which particles in atoms have a electric charge?
electrons
What Carries an electrical charge?
Atoms carry a positive charge on the proton and a negative charge on the electron, usually these cancel out.
What moves around the nucleus of atoms and carries a negative charge?
Electrons.
What particles in atoms have a negative electric charge?
Electrons.
