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It depends on the number of electrons and protons
the charge of an atom depends on the number of electrons and the number of protons
Leonora Medhurst
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EXPLAIN why it is not possible to determine the type of atom by knowing the charge of the atom?
Because charge only reveals the number of valence electrons of an atom while the identity of an atom also relies on the number of non-valence electrons.
How do electronegativity values determine the charge distribution in a polar in a polar covalent bond?
In a bond if the electronegativity is stonger in an atom then it gains a negative charge and the atom with the weaker electronegativity gains a posotive charge.
Can the mass number of an element be used to determine the number of electrons in an atom?
No. The mass number can be used, however, to determine the number of neutrons. Electrons can only be determined by knowing the atom's charge.
What does the number of protons or electrons in an atom conclude?
The number of protons in an atom determine what element it is, while the number of electrons is what gives it it's electric charge (positive, neutral, or negative. i.e. if there are 5 protons and 5 electrons, the atom will have a neutral charge.
Charges of atoms?
A charge of an atom is dependent on the particles that make it up. To determine the charge, you subtract the number of electrons from the number of protons. An atom with 2 more protons than electrons would have a charge of +2, whereas an atom with 1 less protons than elections would have a charge of -1.
What subatomic particles determine the charge of an atom?
The electron. The electron is has a negative charge. The more electrons that are in a valence shell of the atom the more negative the atom will be.
Why are acids and bases concidered electrolytes?
An acid has to have a positive charge on a atom or molecule delivering the acid, Therefore any atom with a charge is an ion and it is a electrolyte because any solution that has free ion is determine as an electrolyte.
How do you determine the electrical charge of an atom?
I believe you use a periodic table to find the specific element you're looking for.
What changes the charge of the atom?
what changes the charge of the atom
Determine the typical charge for an atom?
An atom is always neutrally charged, with equal numbers of protons and electrons. As soon as elements lose or gain electrons, they become ions.
The charge of an unionized atom is?
The charge of an unionized atom is negative.
What will be the charge of a neutral atom?
A neutral atom will have a charge of ZERO
