If electrons are removed from a neutral atom, what remains is a positively charged ion.
An atom that has an equal number of protons and electrons will be neutral and have no charge.
The negative charge of the electrons equals the positive charge of the protons in a neutral atom. In other words, the numbers of electrons and protons are equal.
A neutral nitrogen atom has 7 protons and 7 electrons, and has no charge.
The atom is neutral. There is no charge.
In a neutral atom the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons. The opposite charge between protons and electrons is what allows for a neutral atom.
The atom must have 8 electrons to make it have a neutral charge
Well, since the question stresses the word "neutral" it's safe to assume that the answer they're looking for is "equal numbers of protons and electrons"; or further, "14 protons and 14 electrons".An atom is neutral when the number of electrons balances the number of protons. Because the positive charge of a proton cancels out the negative charge of an electron, equal numbers cause the particle to have no net charge - neutral.
The number of electrons should be the same amount as the protons if there is neutral charge
In a neutral atom, the number of protons and the number of electrons is the same. Protons have a positive charge and electrons have a negative charge. If the numbers of each are equal, then the charges cancel out to zero and the atom is neutral.
Neutral charge describes the charge of an atom before any electrons are transferred.
balances the charge on the nucleus
it has a neutral charge because it contains an equal number of protons and electrons