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Is the number of electrons equal the number of neutrons in an atom?
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∙ 6y ago
not usually, a standard atom will contain the same amount of electrons and PROTONS, not neutrons
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Why is the number of protons equal to the number of electrons in an atom?
To maintain the neutrality of an atom the number of neutrons must be equal to number of electrons; in ions this number is not equal.
How do you find the number of electrons in an atom if you know the number of protons and neutrons?
In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons of the nucleus.
Will an atom with 27 protons 32 neutrons and 27 electrons be electrically neutral?
Neutrons have no charge. When the number of protons of an atom is equal to the number of electrons in it, the atom is neutral, in other words, it has no charge.
How many protons electrons and neutrons are in Ag?
The number of protons in a atom is equal to the atomic number, therefor Ag has 47 protons. The number of protons and neutrons in an atom is equal to the atomic mass, therefor (108-47= 61) Ag has 61 neutrons. The number of electrons is equal to the number of protons therefor Ag has 47 electrons.
Is the number of electrons in an atom always equal to the number of neutrons?
No - in fact it is quite rare
Is the number of electrons in an atom must equal the number of neutrons?
No. For an atom to be neutral (no charge, not an ion) the number of electrons must equal the number of protons. Usually the number of electrons is very close to the number of protons though.
What is equal to the number of protons which is equal to the number of electrons?
Do you mean what does the number of protons equal? This is the atomic number of the element. All isotopes of an element will have the same number of protons, only the number of neutrons varies.
What does it take for an atom to be neutral or uncharged?
To have an equal number of protons and electrons, it has nothing to do with the number of neutrons!
In a neutral atom the number of electrons equals the number of what?
The number of electrons should equal the number of protons, otherwise you have an ion.
Is an atom neutral if it has a greater number of electrons than protons?
False. An atom is neutral if it has an equal number of protons and neutrons
What are the relationship between protons and neutrons in a atom?
The atomic number corresponds to the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. It also corresponds to the number of electrons in a neutral atom. A neutral atom, you'll recall, is one where the number of electrons equals the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. We remember that atoms often "loan out" or "borrow" electrons, so the electron count will not always equal the proton count.
How do you find the number of neutrons protons and electrons in an atom if the atom is neutral?
The number of electrons in an atom is always equal to the number of protons in that same atom. Since the atomic mass of a periodic element equals the weight of the atoms protons AND its neutrons, the following equation can be used to calculate the number of any given particle in an atom: number of neutrons = atomic mass - atomic number
