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By definition, atoms have no overall electrical charge. That means that there must be a balance between the positively charged protons and the negatively charged electrons. Atoms must have equal numbers of protons and electrons. In our example, an atom of krypton must contain 36 electrons since it contains 36 protons.
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What will be the charge of a neutral atom?
A neutral atom will have a charge of ZERO
Compare the number of electrons of a negative ion to that of the neutral atom include both negative ion and neutral atom in your answer?
The total charge of atoms is equal to the number of positive protons balanced by the total number of negative electrons in a neutral atom which balances the number of electrons.
What is the general overall charge of an atom?
A neutral atom hasn't an electrical charge.
What is the charge of an atom in an elements?
neutral
What is the charge on a single atom that has not gained or lost electrons?
Such an atom would be neutral - no electric charge.
What will be the charge of a neutral atom?
A neutral atom will have a charge of ZERO
What is the property of an atom found by adding the total charge of protons to the total charge of electrons?
That gives you the net charge of the atom. If there is the same amount of protons and electrons, the net charge is zero, and the atom is said to be neutral.
What is the total electron charge for francium?
Francium has 87 electrons but the atom is neutral.
Do a neutral atom have a charge?
It is because there is an equal amount of positive and negative charge to produce a neutral charge. Just the presence of neutrons does not make the atom neutral. An atom will lose its neutral charge if it loses or gains electrons and becomes an ion
What is the charge off a neutral atom?
neutral
What is aluminum overall charge of an atom?
The neutral atom hasn't a charge.
Does an atom with more neutrons have a positive charge?
No. Neutrons have no charge. They are neutral ... the main reason they're called NEUtrons.The total charge on an atom is not affected by the number of neutrons in its nucleus.
Compare the number of electrons of a negative ion to that of the neutral atom include both negative ion and neutral atom in your answer?
The total charge of atoms is equal to the number of positive protons balanced by the total number of negative electrons in a neutral atom which balances the number of electrons.
Must the number of electrons in an atom equal the number of neutrons?
Neutral atoms do, but ions (atoms with charges) by definition do not.
When there is an equal number of electrons and protons in an atom what is the charge?
The atom is neutral. There is no charge.
What is the general overall charge of an atom?
A neutral atom hasn't an electrical charge.
How do electrons an portons make a neutral charge an neutron result in a neutral charged atom?
An atom that has an equal number of protons and electrons will be neutral and have no charge.
