If I understand it right, an acceptor atom is that one which accepts the electrons, then it
has positive charge and thus it is able to attract the negatively charged electrons.
what changes the charge of the atom
A neutral atom will have a charge of ZERO
An atom with an electrical charge is called an ion.
An ion is an atom with a positive or negative charge.
A neutral atom hasn't an electrical charge.
O2 ADDED: Not O2, but one atom of oxygen.
what changes the charge of the atom
The charge of an unionized atom is negative.
A neutral atom will have a charge of ZERO
An atom with an electrical charge is called an ion.
An atom may have a positive charge, a negative charge, or no charge. If it has a non-zero charge, it is said to be an ion.
No matter where an electron happens to be -- in an atom, outside of an atom, near an atom -- its charge will ALWAYS be negative one atomic charge.
An atom with positive charge is cation.An atom with negative charge is anion.
The neutral atom hasn't a charge.
When an atom has an electric charge it is called an ion.
An ion is an atom with a positive or negative charge.
If an acceptor atom is placed in a pure semiconductor, it will accept one or more electrons from the valence band of the semiconductor. This will permit positive holes in the conduction band to carry electrical current - the overall result is that the material will behave as a p-type semiconductor.