The uranium atom is electric neutral; uranium cations exist from 2+ to 6+.
(Atomic number) - (Number of electrons present) = (overall electrical charge of atom)
The electrical charge of an atom is determined by the number of protons in its nucleus. Protons have a positive charge, while electrons have a negative charge. If an atom has the same number of protons and electrons, it is electrically neutral. If the number of electrons is different from the number of protons, the atom will be electrically charged and known as an ion.
92 protons.
You can't. To find the mass number, you need to know how many neutrons are in the nucleus (mass number = # of protons + # of neutrons). The atomic number is equal to the number of protons, and the charge tells you the number of electrons indirectly (net charge of atom = # of protons – # of electrons). Neither of these things tells you anything about the number of neutrons, which is what you need.See the Related Questions to the left for more information.
Those are electrons, and they have a charge of minus 1.
Electrons are found outside the nucleus of the atom and they have negative charge.
Among the elements that occur in nature, it's Uranium, with 92 protons in the nucleus. Small amounts of atoms with higher atomic numbers are produced in particle accelerators. Their nuclei are unstable, and break down into nuclei with lower atomic numbers.
The two parts found in the nucleus of an atom are protons and neutrons. Protons have a positive charge, while neutrons have no charge.
Knowing which element it is and its formal charge, subtract the charge from its atomic number.
in an atom of neutral charge, the number of electrons will be the same as the number of protons, or the atomic number.
A proton. You can easily find this on the web.
If an atom has a balanced charge, it means that the number of protons equals the number of electrons. So, you would expect to find the same number of protons as the atomic number of the element.