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How many electrons does an atom of lead have if it is positively charged?
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∙ 11y ago
Lead forms the Pb2+ ion, as lead has an atomic number of 82, the Pb2+ ion has 80 electrons in total
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How many many electrons are in lead?
There are 82 protons in a lead atom, and 82 electrons in a neutral atom of lead.
How did the discovery of the photon lead to bohr's model of the atom?
electrons moving in orbits about the nucleus
Why do all lead atoms have 82 protons and 82 electrons?
Atomic Number: It is an experimentally determined number characteristic of a chemical element that represents the number of protons in the nucleus which in a neutral atom equals the number of electrons outside the nucleus. Therefore, a neutral atom of Pb (lead) would have 82 protons and 82 electrons.
Is Pb a cation or anion?
Pb is the elemental symbol for lead. In this form, lead is neither a cation or an anion - it is neutral. However, lead acts like a metal and when it becomes an ion, it tends to form a cation by giving up electrons and becoming positively charged.
What is lead is made from?
Lead is an atom consisting of 82 protons and 82 electrons. The number of neutrons depends on the isotope of lead. Pb-207 isotope has 125 neutrons (207 - 82 = 125)
Will lead gain or lose electrons?
Lead is a metal that forms a positively charged cation. It must lose electrons.
How does an atom changing into a ion lead to the ability to form compounds?
electrons are negatively charged. an ion has an incomplete circle of valence electrons. therefore a negatively charged ion will share some of its electrons with a politively charged ion so that the compound has no charge.
How many many electrons are in lead?
There are 82 protons in a lead atom, and 82 electrons in a neutral atom of lead.
How many electrons does an atom or Lead have?
Lead is a chemical metal element. There are 82 electrons in a single atom.
How many electrons in the atom Pb?
Lead is a metal element. There are 82 electrons in a single atom.
How many valence electrons are in the lead atom?
There are 4 valence electrons in lead.
How many electrons does an atom of lead contain?
Lead has 82 Protons, 82 Electrons, and 125 Neutrons. It also has a melting point of 327.5 degrees C (or621.5 degrees F)
How many electrons orbit the nucleus of a lead atom?
A total of 82 electrons
How many electrons does Pb have?
Atomic number of lead (Pb) is 82. So there are 82 protons and 82 electrons
How many valence electrons are in the outer shell of a lead atom?
4
How did Rutherford's experimental evidence lead to the development of a new atomic model?
Rutherfords gold foil experiment demonstrated the existence of the nucleus and lead to the model of a positive nucleus surrounded by electrons. This model was further developed by Bohr and then by Schroedinger and others to become the quantum mechanical model we now have with electrons in orbitals around the central positively charged nucleus..
How did Rutherford's experimental evidence lead to the development of a new model?
Rutherfords gold foil experiment demonstrated the existence of the nucleus and lead to the model of a positive nucleus surrounded by electrons. This model was further developed by Bohr and then by Schroedinger and others to become the quantum mechanical model we now have with electrons in orbitals around the central positively charged nucleus..
