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How do sodium atom and a positive sodium ion differ?
The sodium ion has less electrons than protons whereas the sodium atom has an equal amount of protons and electrons
What atom has 28 protons and the atom has a mass number of 60?
This is an atom of nickel-60, i.e. one of the less abundant isotopes of nickel.
How many protons does the second type of boron atom contain?
5. If it is more or less than 5 protons then it is not boron.
How do atoms remain neutral?
Atoms are neutral as long as they contain the same number of protons as electrons. If there are more electrons than protons, the atom has a negative charge. If there are less electrons than protons, the atom has a positive charge.
Why is a carbon a neutral atom?
Atoms are not always neutral.A neutral atom has the same amount of positively charged protons, and negatively charged electrons.If the atom has more or less electrons than protons, then it has a net electric charge, and is called an "ion".Atoms are not always neutral.A neutral atom has the same amount of positively charged protons, and negatively charged electrons.If the atom has more or less electrons than protons, then it has a net electric charge, and is called an "ion".Atoms are not always neutral.A neutral atom has the same amount of positively charged protons, and negatively charged electrons.If the atom has more or less electrons than protons, then it has a net electric charge, and is called an "ion".Atoms are not always neutral.A neutral atom has the same amount of positively charged protons, and negatively charged electrons.If the atom has more or less electrons than protons, then it has a net electric charge, and is called an "ion".
What do you call a germanium atom with two less neutrons?
an isotope of germanium. There are 5 stable isotopes of germanium (70, 72, 73, 74, and 76), so with two less neutrons than these you could have these isotopes (68, 70, 71, 72, or 74) of which the isotopes 68 and 71 are radioactive.
Does a boron atom have less protons than a lithium atom?
Boron has more protons. It has 5, lithium has 3.
What Does the number of protons always equal to?
No An atom may have less, the same, or more neutrons than protons. The number of neutrons determine which isotope of an element you have. You do expect the number of protons and electrons to be the same however. If an atom loses or gains an electron to cause the number of electrons and protons to be mismatched we call that an ion rather than an atom.
What kind of atom has less electrons than protons?
anion
What atom has more or less electrons than it has protons?
Ion
An atom that contains 13 protons also contains?
There is nothing "fixed" or "written in stone" about an atom with 13 protons except one thing. If an atom with 13 protons is a neutral atom, it will have 13 electrons. But it might have more or less if it is ionized. The only thing that is certain about an atom with 13 protons, which is its atomic number, is that it is an atom of aluminum.
What do you call an atom where the number of electrons is different from the number of protons?
An ion. If electrons are in excess over proton then it is negative ion. And if less then positive ion
What does it mean if an atom is said to be charged?
It means that the atom has more or less electrons than protons, making it either positive (less electrons than proton), or negative (more electrons than protons).
How do you determine the number of electrons that an atom normally have?
by the atomic number which determines the number of protons. a stable atom will have an equal number of electrons as protons. if there are more or less, it is an ion
How do sodium atom and a positive sodium ion differ?
The sodium ion has less electrons than protons whereas the sodium atom has an equal amount of protons and electrons
When an atom is negative or positive?
An atom is negative when there are more electrons which gives it that negative charge. An atom is positive when there are less electrons than protons.
What atom has 28 protons and the atom has a mass number of 60?
This is an atom of nickel-60, i.e. one of the less abundant isotopes of nickel.
