It wouldn't change the reaction rate etc. chemically. However, it would be physically heavier and if too many neutrons are added then the atom will become radioactive and unstable, using beta emission to stabilise itself.
and i thank my wonderful physics teacher for teaching me that =]
Neutrons do not affect an atom's charge. Neutrons, as their name suggests, are neutral in charge. An atom's charge is affected only by the number of electrons it contains. If it contains more electrons than protons, it is negatively charged. If it contains fewer electrons than protons, it is positively charged.
yes, You could add a thousand neutrons into the mix and the charge will not change. However, if you add a thousand neutrons you will be creating one super-radioactive atom. Neutrons play a major role in the mass and radioactive properties of atoms. You may have just read about isotopes. Isotopes are created when you change the normal number of neutrons in an atom.
the isotope of the atom is what it would change
it gives cold fusion
Yes.
neutrons don't have a charge
no, atoms don't have to have neutrons, neutrons are supposed to be neutral so it wont change the charge of the atom if you add or subtract neutrons from an atom. what will change is the mass number of the atom.
The atomic particle that determines a specific isotope is the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom. Isotopes are different forms of an element that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons. The number of neutrons affects the mass of the atom and gives rise to different isotopes with varying atomic weights.
Several come to mind. They are both found in the nucleus of an atom. Protons have a positive charge, while neutrons have no charge. They are nearly the same size, though neutrons are a bit larger. The sum of the protons and neutrons in an isotope of an element is its mass number.
Well, this is not exact, but smaller atoms have about the same number (and mass) of neutrons and of protons. Heavier atoms have a larger percentage of their mass in neutrons.Well, this is not exact, but smaller atoms have about the same number (and mass) of neutrons and of protons. Heavier atoms have a larger percentage of their mass in neutrons.Well, this is not exact, but smaller atoms have about the same number (and mass) of neutrons and of protons. Heavier atoms have a larger percentage of their mass in neutrons.Well, this is not exact, but smaller atoms have about the same number (and mass) of neutrons and of protons. Heavier atoms have a larger percentage of their mass in neutrons.
Neutral atoms do, but ions (atoms with charges) by definition do not.
because the neutrons have no charge
Particles in an atoms nucleus which do not have electric charge are Neutrons.
Protons have a positive charge Neutrons have no charge Electrons have a negative charge Protons and Neutrons are found in the nuclei of atoms, while Electrons orbit in layers. Neutrons separate the Protons so that they never touch each other. The number of Protons defines which element you have The number of neutrons defines the isotope you have The number of Electrons defines the charged ion you have
neutrons don't have a charge
no. an atom is made up of protons neutrons and electrons. protons have a charge of plus one electrons have a charge of minus one neutrons have no charge. therefore the number of protons and electrons must be equal (balancing the charges) for the atom to be neutral. ;)
no, atoms don't have to have neutrons, neutrons are supposed to be neutral so it wont change the charge of the atom if you add or subtract neutrons from an atom. what will change is the mass number of the atom.
The number of neutrons in the atoms. This affect some physical properties.
inside the nucleus there are protons which are positive and neutrons that are neutral, because the neutrons are neutral they don't affect the charge. so the Nucleus is Positive.
Atoms consist of protons, neutrons and electrons. Protons have a positive charge. Electrons have a negative charge. And neutrons have no charge at all.
Neutrons are found in the nucleus of atoms. The charge on them is neutral.
True. The atoms have a proton which has a positive charge and there are same number of electrons with a negative charge. Those two charges cancel each other out and the charge becomes zero. The neutrons do not have any charge.