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In an atom is the charges of the electrons being cancelled by the charges of the protons?
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What are some properties of an ion?
being positively or negatively charged as a result of having more protons than electrons or more electrons than protons
Do atoms have electrons?
Yes. Electrons are one of three subatomic particles, the other two being protons and neutrons.
How ions are formed?
Ions are formed when electrons are transferred among atoms (gained or lost). The charge is determined by the inequal number of protons and electrons. A negatively-charged atom (more electrons than protons) is called an "anion." A positively-charged atom (fewer electrons than protons) is called a "cation." The electrons are located outside the nucleus, while the protons are inside the nucleus. Thus electrons are the charged particles being transferred from one atom to another and not the protons.
Why do some charged objects pull each other while other charged objects push each other?
The charged object may induce a separation of charges in the neutral object.The charged object may induce a separation of charges in the neutral object.The charged object may induce a separation of charges in the neutral object.The charged object may induce a separation of charges in the neutral object.
If the atomic number of an element is five how many protons does the element have?
Neutrons do not affect the neutrality (or charge) of an atom; protons and electrons do. In order to be neutral, the number of protons must be the same as the number of electrons.
Why does the atom have no overall charge?
In an uncharged atom the number of protons is the same as the number of electrons. The charges on these particles is of the same magnitude but of opposite sign, the protons being positive and the electrons negative. The charges cancel or balance each other.
How are atoms and electrons related?
Atoms are made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons. They all balance each other out with their positive, negative, and neutral charges, while being in the atom!
Is the number of protons the positive charge of an atom?
The charge of an atom depends on the electrons compared to protons. Electrons being negatively charged, protons being positive. If there are more protons, the atom is positive, and if there are more electrons, the atom is negative.
The number of protons in a neutral atom is equal to the number of what?
In a electrically neutral atom, the number of positive charges in the atom's nucleus (with one charge being held on each proton in the nucleus), is balanced out by the number of negative charges present in the electron cloud round the nucleus (with one charge being held on each electron in the cloud). This means that in a neutral atom the number of Protons = the number of Electrons.
Why electrons doesn't attract with protons inspite of being opposite charges?
Electrons are attracted by protons. What is difficult to explain is why the electron does not directly interact with the proton and both are destroyed. Electrons habitually penetrate inside protons. In some radioactive elements- the electron may be captured and the proton turns into a neutron and the proton and in some nuclei a protons "capture" an electron and eject an electron neutrino. Thankfully this only happens with some radioactive elements with inherently unstable nuclei.
How many electrons dose manganese have?
25 electrons.... ( as the number is 25 : being 25 protons and 25 electrons)
What are some properties of an ion?
being positively or negatively charged as a result of having more protons than electrons or more electrons than protons
Streams of protons and electrons emitted from the Sun produce?
The stream of protons and electrons being emitted from the sun is called the solar wind.
What happens with electrons when objects become positively or negatively charged?
The same thing happens for both, if the electroscope is positvely charged it attracts electrons to the top and sends protons to the leaves causing them to repel and visaversa with negative.
What does it mean for an atom to be neutral?
It means that the atom has no charge (not positive or negative). This is because there are an equal number of protons and electrons in the atom. When an atom has a charge it is called an ion.
Which subatomic particle make an atom electricity netural?
It's not one, but rather a combination of two subatomic particles, protons and electrons, that make an atom electrically neutral. Protons, one of the two particles found in an atomic nucleus (the other being neutrons) all have the same exact charge of 1.602 X 10-19 coulombs. So, in order for an atom as a whole to be neutral, there must exist something, or several somethings, inside of it that has the same magnitude of charge as the sum of the charges of all of the protons in the atom, but of opposite sign. Sure enough, there are: electrons. Electrons have the same fundamental charge as protons, but it's negative in sign. Therefore, in neutral atoms, there are the same number of protons as there are electrons so that their charges add to 0.
Do atoms have electrons?
Yes. Electrons are one of three subatomic particles, the other two being protons and neutrons.
