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What is a charged particle because it had more or fewer electrons then protons?
Cations are positively charged ions formed when atoms lose electrons. So they have less electrons than protons. Anions are negatively charged ions formed when atoms gain electrons. So they have more electrons than protons.
What is am atom that has more or fewer electrons than it has protons?
An atom with more electrons than protons is called an anion and has a negative charge. Conversely, an atom with fewer electrons than protons is called a cation and has a positive charge. These charged atoms are formed through the process of gaining or losing electrons.
What particle control the 'weight' of an atom?
The weight of an atom is primarily controlled by the total number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus. Protons and neutrons have approximately the same weight, while electrons have negligible mass compared to protons and neutrons.
What are subatomic particles and what are there charges?
particle whose dimensions is less then that of atom are said to be subatomic particle . they may be charged or uncharged .eg neutron is uncharged subatomic particle where as electron ,proton , positron are charged subatomic particle.
What particle has 78 electrons and 81 protons?
It is an atom. The only atom with 81 protons, i.e. atomic number 81, is Thallium, Tl. If it has 3 less electrons it has 3+ positive charge. So it is the Tl3+ ion. Note you usually encounter Thallium as Tl+ . In thsi respect it is different from the other members of Group 13.
How do you know what electron number is in a neutral atom?
Number of electrons = number of protons = atomic number Mass number - number of neutrons = number of protons = number of electrons An ion will either have more or less electrons than protons, thereby making it a charged particle. It is "charged" because there is an abundance of electrons or protons that creates a positive or negative charge. The reason an atom loses or gains electrons to become a charged particle (ion: cation or anion) lies in the octet rule (see related question below). Ions are written with their charge in superscript after the elemental symbol: Li+, Mg+2, Cl-, K+, etc. The number indicates the number of protons or electrons that outnumber the opposite subatomic particle. For example, Mg+2 indicates that there are two more protons than electrons, creating a positive "2" charge. (If no number is given, then it is given that there is "one" more proton or electron). So if we know how many more or less electrons there are than protons, all we need to do is find the number of protons to compare it with. In the example above, there are two less electrons than protons in the magnesium ion. If all magnesium ions contain 12 protons, then there would have to be 10 electrons in the ion. To simplify: Number of protons (or atomic number) - charge of ion = number of electrons
What differentiates each subatomic particle?
The mass and the charge. Protons are positively charged. Electrons are negatively charged. Neutrons have no charge. Protons and neutrons have similar mass (about 1 amu). The mass of electron is about 1822 times less than that of protons / neutrons.
What subtomic particle account for most all of an atoms mass?
Protons and neutrons, which are found in an atom's nucleus, account for most of an atom's mass. Electrons, which orbit the nucleus, have much less mass compared to protons and neutrons.
What particle is least massive?
The least massive principle atomic particle is the electron. Neutrons and protons are much more massive and are about equal in mass. Of course, there are even smaller particles such as quarks which are less massive than even electrons.
Is a charge particle because it has more or fewer electrons than protons?
The number of electrons that surround the nucleus will determine whether or not an atom is electrically charged or electrically neutral. The amount of charge on a single proton is equal to the amount of charge possessed by a single electron. A proton and an electron have an equal amount but an opposite type of charge. Thus, if an atom contains equal numbers of protons and electrons, the atom is described as being electrically neutral. On the other hand, if an atom has an unequal number of protons and electrons, then the atom is electrically charged (and in fact, is then referred to as an ion rather than an atom). Any particle, whether an atom, molecule or ion, that contains less electrons than protons is said to be positively charged. Conversely, any particle that contains more electrons than protons is said to be negatively charged.
What would happen to an object if number of protons and electrons are not equal?
If the number of protons and electrons in an object are not equal, it will have a net charge and become an ion. If there are more protons than electrons, the object will have a positive charge; if there are more electrons, it will have a negative charge. This imbalance in charge can lead to interactions with other charged objects.
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).
