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Q: Explain why a helium Atom has a zero charge?
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What is the charge of helium?

zero


Does alpha have zero mass and zero charge?

An alpha particle is a helium nucleus. It consists of two protons and two neutrons so it has mass (approximately the same as the mass of a helium atom) and charge (a plus two charge because each proton has a charge of plus one and the neutrons are not charged).


What will be the charge of a neutral atom?

A neutral atom will have a charge of ZERO


Explain why the electrical charge on an atom is zero or neutral?

since an electron is a negatively charged particle and a proton is a positively charged particle the positive and negative charges will cancel each other so the electrical charge on atom is zero.


What particle of a atom has zero or no charge?

A Neutron has no charge.


Charge of an atom?

An atom may have a positive charge, a negative charge, or no charge. If it has a non-zero charge, it is said to be an ion.


Is the net charge of an atom always zero?

The net charge of an atom is always zero, because if an atom gains or loses electrons, causing it to acquire a net charge, we then call it an ion, rather than an atom.


What is the overall charge of a helium atom?

The nucleus of a helium atom is composed of 2 protons and 2 neutrons (the atomic number is 2 and the mass number is 4). Protons have a relative charge of +1 and neutrons a relative charge of 0, so to work out the charge we do number of protons multiplied by the charge of the proton. The charge on a proton is 1.60 * 10^-19 So charge= (1.60 * 10^-19) * 2 = 3.2 * 10^'19 Hope this helps :)


Has a zero or neutral charge and found in the nucleus of an atom?

A neutron has a zero or neutral charge and is found in the nucleus of an atom.


What is the charge of an unbonded atom?

There is no net electrical charge on an "unreacted" atom.


Is the charge of a nucleus positive negative or zero The charge of an atom?

nucleus has a positive charge. net charge of an atom (not an ion!) is 0.


The overall charge of the oxygen atom is?

Zero