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This depends on the amount of Valence electrons.
If the atom needs to gain electrons to have a stable energy shell, it is negatively charged. If it needs to lose electrons to have a stable energy shell, it is positively charged.
The way you can tell is to look at the number of protons- that is the same as the number of electrons.
Electrons form energy shells around the nucleus, which can contain 2 electrons in the first shell and 8 in all the ones going outwards. The valence electrons are the ones in the outermost shell.
If you look at how many electrons your atom needs to lose or gain to become stable, you can determine whether or not it is positively or negatively charged.
"different person"
no dude u answered it wrong, if an atom has equal protons and electrons then it's neutral, or in other words have no charge. cause the charge of the protons are cancelled out by the charge of the electrons
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What is true about all anions?
Atoms are not anions. An atom is an electrically neutral particle with equal numbers of protons and electrons. An atom becomes an anion by gaining more electrons, so becoming negatively charged.
How do the numbers of protons neutrons and electrons for an element compare?
In the neutral state, all atoms of the same element contain equal numbers of protons and electrons. However, most elements have atoms with different numbers of neutrons. These are called isotopes.
Does Neutral potassium atoms contain more protons than electrons?
No, any neutral atom contains the same number of protons as electrons. Protons have a positive charge, and electrons have a negative charge, so in order to be neutral, the numbers of protons and electrons have to be equal.
Neutral atoms contain the same number of protons as?
electrons and Protons
What is an element made up of?
An element is made from atoms. Atoms contain protons, neutrons and electrons. Protons and neutrons contain quarks and gluons.
What is true about all anions?
Atoms are not anions. An atom is an electrically neutral particle with equal numbers of protons and electrons. An atom becomes an anion by gaining more electrons, so becoming negatively charged.
How do the numbers of protons neutrons and electrons for an element compare?
In the neutral state, all atoms of the same element contain equal numbers of protons and electrons. However, most elements have atoms with different numbers of neutrons. These are called isotopes.
What do all atoms have the same number of?
Atoms contain equal numbers of protons and electrons until they are ionized into a charged species or "ion."
What does isotopes?
All atoms of an element contain the same number of electrons and protons but they can have different numbers of neutrons. Atoms with different numbers of neutrons are isotopes.
What does atoms contain?
Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons.
Does Neutral potassium atoms contain more protons than electrons?
No, any neutral atom contains the same number of protons as electrons. Protons have a positive charge, and electrons have a negative charge, so in order to be neutral, the numbers of protons and electrons have to be equal.
Neutral atoms contain the same number of protons as?
electrons and Protons
What is an element made up of?
An element is made from atoms. Atoms contain protons, neutrons and electrons. Protons and neutrons contain quarks and gluons.
All atoms of sodium must contain what?
Protons, electrons an neutrons
Three basic parts of an atom?
An atom contain protons, neutrons and electrons.
The particles that make up a sample of matter all have what?
Matter is formed from atoms. Atoms contain protons, neutrons and electrons. Protons and neutrons contain quarks and gluons.
Is there a positive charge in atoms with equal numbers?
Atoms have positive protons in the nucleus with an equal number of negative electrons around the outside the nucleus. No there is no charge on an atom with equal numbers of protons and electrons.
