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What do you call an atom with the number of electrons is different from the number of protons?
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∙ 8y ago
The name is ion.
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What an atom maybe if it has a different number of protons and electrons?
The number of protons is a specific characteristic of an atom; if the number of protons is other the element is other.
What happens if the elements have different protons and electrons?
A neutral atom of a chemical element has a constant number of protons and electrons; loss or gain of electrons transform this atom in an ion.After the change of the number of protons the identity of the atom is lost.
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.
In atoms electrons and protons are in the same ratio or different ratio?
protons and electrons are identical in number in an atom
How many electrons versus protons in an atom?
The number of electrons should = the number of protons.
In an atom the number of electrons must be the same as the number of?
protons, because the protons are positive and the electrons are negative so to have a neutral atom the protons and electrons must be balanced
What type of atom has a different number of protons and electrons?
An ion
Why elements have different number of electrons?
In a neutral atom the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons; and the number of protons is the label of a chemical element.
Why is a carbon atom different from an oxygen atom?
Because it hs a different number of protons and electrons
How would you figure the number of protons or electrons in an atom?
The number of protons in an atom is equal to its atomic number. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to that of protons. If the atom is negatively charged, add it to the number of electrons; and if positive, subtract.
Is an atom with 12 protons 12 electrons and 12 neutrons an ion?
No. The number of protons and electrons is the same, resulting in a neutral atom (magnesium in this case). In order to be an ion the number of protons and electrons must be different.
What can be said about the number of protons and electrons in an atom Why?
For any element an atom contains EQUAL number of protons and electrons. An atom has no charge. If any given atom has an unequal number of electrons and protons it is no longer an atom, but an ION.
