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An electron is a sub-atomic particle, not an atom. But it is electrically charged (it has a charge of minus one). The simplest atom, the hydrogen one isotope, has just one proton and one electron.
An electron is a part of an atom. Every atom is composed of protons and electrons. Usually there are also neutrons. Protons are positively charged +1 and electrons are charged -1. Neutrons are neutral. When the number of protons and electrons are equal the atom is neutral. When an atom has an unequal number of protons and electrons it is charged either - or +. More electrons make it - and more protons make it +. In both cases the atom is called an ion.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoAn atom has no charge. It has an equal number of protons and electrons, giving it an neutral charge.
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∙ 13y agoA charged atom, be it charged electrically or chemically, is an ion.
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∙ 13y agoAll atoms have a neutral charge until they lose or gain electrons. If they lose or gain an electron than they are considered as ions!
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When is an atom electrically charged?
a electically charged atom is also known as a eletron
How does matter become electrically changed?
The short answer is no. Although matter is affected by electrostatic forces of attraction, no current is flowing and thus it does not fit the definition of electricity (a term for the variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge).
Are most atoms neutral?
The atomic nucleus is not neutral, it is positively charged (the exact charge depends upon the element in question; the hydrogen nucleus is +1, the helium nucleus is +2, etc). The atom as a whole is electrically neutral, unless it becomes ionized.
Atoms which lose electrons and become electrically charged are called?
Ions, or more specifically Cations. When an atom loses an electron it becomes positively charged and is attracted to a cathode, hence the name cation.
Ions are electrically charged due to a gain or loss of?
Electrons
Do atoms have electricity in them?
Yes, all atoms are made up of electrically charged particles.
Are Ions electrically charged particles?
yes ions are electrically charged particles in the troposphere
What state of matter consits of electrically charged particles?
ions are electrically charged particles
Do liquids have electrically charged particles?
Yes, some liquids have electrically charged particles, such as salt water.
What are electrically- charged particles?
Ions
What layer has electrically charged particles?
The Answer is...... IONOSPHERE
When is an atom electrically charged?
a electically charged atom is also known as a eletron
Three particles that make up an atom?
Atoms consist of negatively charged electrons , positively charged protons and electrically neutral neutrons.
Flow of electrically charged particles is?
electric current
Which atmosphere is electrically charged particles found in?
The Ionosphere
Auroras are caused by electrically charged particles in the?
s
Particles deflected by an electric field are?
... electrically charged.
