In calcium chloride, there are 20 protons (from calcium), 20 electrons (neutral atom), and varying number of neutrons depending on the isotope of calcium used. Chloride ions have 18 electrons each, giving the compound a charge of -1.
Yes. When an atom forms an ion, only electrons are involved.
Sodium chloride (table salt) does not have protons because it is a compound composed of sodium ions (Na+) and chloride ions (Cl-). Sodium has 11 protons and chloride has 17 protons, but in the compound, the protons are bound within the ions, not in the compound itself.
When table salt (sodium chloride) dissolves in water, sodium (Na) donates one electron to chlorine (Cl), forming sodium ions (Na⁺) and chloride ions (Cl⁻). Chlorine has 17 protons and, in its neutral state, also has 17 electrons. After gaining an electron from sodium, the chloride ion has 17 protons and 18 electrons, giving it a net negative charge. Thus, the statement about chloride having 16 electrons is incorrect; it should have 18 electrons after the electron transfer.
Protons = 17, electrons = 18There are two isotopes differing in neutron number only :Cl-35 (75%) having 35-17= 18 neutronsCl-37 (25%) having 37-17= 20 neutrons
A sodium atom has 11 protons and electrons and a chlorine atom has 17 protons and electrons. When they combine, sodium loses an electron, and chlorine gains the electron sodium lost. Now, sodium has 10 electrons and 11 protons, making it positively charged. Chlorine on the other hand, now has 18 electrons and 17 protons, making it negatively charged. Sodium has a +1 charge, and chlorine has a -1 charge. Both charges cancel out, making it have no charge.
Ions are atoms that have lost or gained electrons. The number of protons in an atom remains unchanged but with loss or gain of electrons the charges becomes unbalanced, because the number of electrons is NOT equal to the number of protons. Ions can be divided into two viz. Cations ( positively charged) and Anions ( negatively charhed(. Here are some examples. Sodium atom has 11 protons(+) and 11 electrons(-). Sodium cation has 11 protons(+) and 10 electrons(-) If we do a little sum (+)11 - 10 = (+)1 This is indicated on the sodium cation as Na(s) = Na^(+) + e^(-) Similarly Calcium atom has 20 protons(+) and 20 electrons(-). Calcium cation has 20 protons(+) and 18 electrons(-) If we do a little sum (+)20 - 18 = (+)2 This is indicated on the calcium cation as Ca(s) = Ca^(2+) + 2e^(-) Conversely Chlorineatom has 17 protons(+) and 17 electrons(-). Chloride anion has 17 protons(+) and 18 electrons(-) If we do a little sum (+)17 - 18 = (-)1 This is indicated on the chloride anion as Cl(g) = Cl^(-) - e^(-) Similrly Oxygen atom has 8 protons(+) and 8 electrons(-). Oxide anion has 8 protons(+) and 10 electrons(-) If we do a little sum (+)8 - 10 = (-)2 This is indicated on the chloride anion as O(g) = O(2-) - 2e^(-) So ions are charged atoms. Or Ions have a charge, Atoms have no charge. Chemically, charged atoms are no longer atoms but IONS.
In every element the number of protons in an atom is equal to the number of electrons in it. But in the ions there is loss or gain of electrons. But the ions and the atoms are not same . Ions are formed from atoms. In the case of radio active disintegration the number of protons changes . Even after the radio active decay they exist in ionic form. So far as the question is concerned we cannot say that an atom exists in which the number of protons is different from that of electrons.
Anions have more electrons than protons. Anions are negatively charged ions, which means they have gained one or more electrons compared to the number of protons present in their nucleus. This electron gain gives them a net negative charge.
chlorine ion has 17 protons and 18 electrons.
Atoms are neutral particles containing equal numbers of protons and electrons, while ions have gained or lost electrons, causing them to be positively or negatively charged. Both ions and atoms contain protons, neutrons, and electrons, but ions have an unequal number of protons and electrons, leading to their charge.
Ions are particles with less or more electrons then protons