Neutral atom. An atom of nitrogen will also be an isotope of nitrogen.
Hydrogen atom is neutral.
A neutral atom, it only becomes an ion after it loses or gains an electron.
This atom of Nitrogen with 7 protons, 7 neutrons, and 8 electrons is an isotope, specifically nitrogen-14. It is not an ion because it has an equal number of protons and electrons, so its charge is neutral. It is also not an average atom, as it has a specific number of protons and neutrons that define it as a particular isotope.
The neutral nitrogen atom and the neutral nitrogen molecule has no net charge because they are made up of equal numbers of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons. If the nitrogen atom or molecule gains or looses and electron it becomes a positively or negatively charged ion.
A nitrogen ion can have different charges, but for example, a nitrogen ion with a +3 charge would have lost 3 electrons from the neutral nitrogen atom (which has 7 electrons). Therefore, the nitrogen ion with a +3 charge would have 4 electrons.
When an electron is added to a unipositive ion, the resulting atom gains a negative charge and becomes a neutral atom. The electron neutralizes the positive charge of the ion, balancing the overall charge of the atom.
When a nitrogen atom gains an electron, it becomes a nitride ion (N^{3-}) with a (3-) charge.
The electron configuration for a nitrogen anion with a charge of -2 (N²⁻) involves adding two additional electrons to the neutral nitrogen atom. The neutral nitrogen atom has an electron configuration of 1s² 2s² 2p³. Therefore, the electron configuration for the N²⁻ ion is 1s² 2s² 2p⁵.
A neutral nitrogen atom has 7 protons. This is because nitrogen has an atomic number of 7 and each atom has the same number of protons as its atomic number. Therefore a neutral nitrogen atom would have 7 protons.
A nitride ion is formed when a nitrogen atom gains three electrons to achieve a full octet, resulting in a 3- charge. This process typically occurs in ionic compounds through the transfer of electrons from a metal atom to the nitrogen atom.
Helium is a neutral atom that has several isotopes and can become an ion.
The neutral hydrogen atom is neutral; the ion (H+) is positive.