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No an electron does not have a net charge of 0, in fact it has a net charge of -1.
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Is the charge of a electron always equal to the charge on a neutron?
The charge on an electron is never equal to the charge on a neutron. An electron carries one negative charge and a neutron has no net charge.
What is the charge of an atom with one proton one neutron and one electron combined?
There is zero net charge as the proton (+ve) and electron (-ve) cancel each other out and the neutron is neutral.
What basic property does a proton and electron have?
Protons and electrons share the property of electric charge. Protons are arbitrarily named "positive" charge, while electrons are negative. Their opposite but equal electrical charges cause them to attract each other, similar to gravity but about one billion billions (10^20) more powerfully.
Is electrical charge a subatomic particle?
It is a property, like mass. Not a particle. The electron and proton charges are considered to be the reference charges (-e and +e).
What is the smallest charge with negative polarity?
One electron.
Is the charge of a electron always equal to the charge on a neutron?
The charge on an electron is never equal to the charge on a neutron. An electron carries one negative charge and a neutron has no net charge.
What would the charge be if an atom gains an electron and why?
Every electron has a charge of minus one. If a neutral atom acquires an additional electron, then it also acquires the charge of that electron, and will have a net charge of minus one.
What is the charge of an atom with one proton one neutron and one electron combined?
There is zero net charge as the proton (+ve) and electron (-ve) cancel each other out and the neutron is neutral.
When an atom gains an electron to create full valence it results in that atom having a net charge of what?
If one electron is gained, then it has a charge of -1.
Are the charges of an electron cancelled by the charges of a proton?
Yes. The magnitude of electrical charge on a proton is the same as the magnitude of electrical charge on an electron. The charge on a proton is positive and the charge on an electron is neutral, so that a pair containing one of each of them has no net electrical charge.
What is the charge of an element if it loses an electron?
It depends on the charge on the atom at the start before it gains an electron. The electron has a charge of -1, and will make an atom more negative or less positive (both of which are the same thing). Let's look at the possibilities. If an atom is neutral (zero net charge) and gains an electron, it has a net charge of -1. If an atom is at +1 and gains an electron, it has a net charge of zero. If an atom has any positive charge, p, above +1, it has a net charge of p - 1. (A +5 would become a +4, and a +3 would become a +2.) If an atom has any negative charge, n, then its net charge becomes n - 1. (A -4 would become a -5, and a -2 would become a -3.)
What is the charge of an atom that gains an electron?
since electrons are negative, you would subtract one from the original charge of the atom. For example, is the atom was neutral, the charge would then be 1-
If you took away one electron from iron what would the charge of the ion formed be?
If you assume that the iron is in equilibirum and there are initially as many protons as there are electrons, then the total charge is zero (because the protons and electrons cancel out). Now if you remove one electron (which has negative charge), you leave a net positive charge on the iron because there are more protons than there are electrons. In reality, I think electrons from other nearby iron atoms would fill the void because this "free sea of electrons" is a property of metals.
What basic property does a proton and electron have?
Protons and electrons share the property of electric charge. Protons are arbitrarily named "positive" charge, while electrons are negative. Their opposite but equal electrical charges cause them to attract each other, similar to gravity but about one billion billions (10^20) more powerfully.
What is the charge of a bromine atom when it gets an electron?
One electron
Why an atom that loses one or more electrons becomes a negatively charged ion?
It does not. In the atom, the protons carry a positive charge, and the electrons carry an equal negative charge. In a regular atom of this element, the charges are equal and thus there is no net charge. If an electron is lost, a positively charged ion is created.
What is the charge of an electron in zeets?
one electron has a charge of 2.1×10−15 Z
