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What is the charge on the tin atom if four electrons have been removed?
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The charge on a tin atom that has lost four electrons is 4+.
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1 In an electrically neutral atom the number of protons in the nucleus is equal to the number of?
In an atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom. This only varies in ions, where electrons have been added to an atom or removed to create a full outer shell.
What is the overall charge on an atom?
The overall charge on an atom will depend on the ratio of protons to electrons in that atom. If the numbers match, the overall charge will be zero. It's a neutral atom. But if electrons have been "captured" or "loaned out" by the atom, an ion is created, and its charge will be negative if it has captured electrons, or positive if it has loaned out electrons. Charge will vary by integer amounts, i.e., the charge will be -1, -2, -3, etc. for the capture of 1, 2, or 3 electrons, respectively, or +1, +2, +3, etc. for the loaning out of 1, 2, or 3 electrons, respectively. Simple and easy.
What does the charge on the magnesium ion have to do with the number of valence electrons that an atom of magnesium has?
The charge on a magnesium ion is +2. This indicates that the two valence electrons present in a magnesium atom have been donated to form one or two anions of some other element.
Are there the same amount of protons as there are of electrons in and atom?
NoYes. A neutral atom will have the same number of protons and electrons.
How many electrons are in a aluminum atom?
An aluminum ion has a charge of +3. It is not a neutral atom. It has a positive charge, therefore electrons must have been taken away (electrons have a negative charge). Since the atomic number is 13, the number of protons is thirteen. In a neutral atom, there would be thirteen electrons. However, you must take away 3. THERE ARE 10 ELECTRONS IN AN ALUMINUM ION.
1 In an electrically neutral atom the number of protons in the nucleus is equal to the number of?
In an atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom. This only varies in ions, where electrons have been added to an atom or removed to create a full outer shell.
What is ioninc bonding?
It is a chemical process whereby one or more electrons from one atom are removed and attached to another atom. This will create a negative charge in the atom from which the electron(s) have been removed, and a positive charge in the atom to which the electron(s) have become attached, resulting in a positive to negative attraction between the two atoms, which will then bond to form a molecule.
What is the overall charge on an atom?
The overall charge on an atom will depend on the ratio of protons to electrons in that atom. If the numbers match, the overall charge will be zero. It's a neutral atom. But if electrons have been "captured" or "loaned out" by the atom, an ion is created, and its charge will be negative if it has captured electrons, or positive if it has loaned out electrons. Charge will vary by integer amounts, i.e., the charge will be -1, -2, -3, etc. for the capture of 1, 2, or 3 electrons, respectively, or +1, +2, +3, etc. for the loaning out of 1, 2, or 3 electrons, respectively. Simple and easy.
What does the charge on the magnesium ion have to do with the number of valence electrons that an atom of magnesium has?
The charge on a magnesium ion is +2. This indicates that the two valence electrons present in a magnesium atom have been donated to form one or two anions of some other element.
Is a molecule that has lost electrons been reduced?
OIL RIGOxidation Is Loss (of electrons)Reduction Is Gain (of electrons)So no, a molecule which has lost electrons has a positive charge and so has been oxidised
What is the difference in the number of protons and electrons in an atom?
The number of protons (each has charge = +1) in an atom identify the element, e.g. hydrogen (1 proton), helium (2 protons), etc. If the number of electrons is the same, then the atom is neutral (total charge = 0). For example, a lithium atom has three protons in the nucleus (charge = +3) and three electrons (charges -1,-1,-1). The total charge is +3 -1 -1 -1 = 0. If the number of electrons is different than the number of protons, as when lithium would lose an electron, we say the lithium atom has been ionized--it is now a lithium ion and the charge is +3 -1 -1 = +1. If the lithium ion loses another electron, we would say it is doubly ionized or twice ionized and the charge would be +3 -1 = +2.
Air has been removed and electrons flow?
air has been removed and electrons flow
What is the charge if you have more electrons?
the charge on an Ion is - if electrons have been added :)
Overall charge in a atom?
There are ways that atoms and molecules can gain or lose electrons. If an atom / molecule gains an electron, it will have a negative charge. If it loses an electron, it will have a positive charge. That having been said, the standard charge of an atom should be neutral. An atom will always have a nucleus made up of a specific number of protons (and in most cases the same number of neutrons). The number of electrons will be the same as the number of protons. Since protons have a positive charge and electrons have a negative charge, the equal number of the two will balance each other off. The only item that can vary is the number of neutrons. When the number of neutrons is different from the number of protons, the atom is called an isotope. Since neutrons have a neutral charge, though, this has no effect on the charge of the atom.
How does a neutral object become positive?
That depends on the strength of the positive charge. If I have an atom of gold that has been ionized so that it has a charge of +2, I can neutralize that charge by bombarding the atom with a stream of electrons until it has captured two electrons. If it captures more than two, I could bombard it with a proton stream, which would neutralize it as well as change the atoms atomic number, thereby changing the element that the atom comprises. The higher the positivity, the more electrons you will need to cancel the charge out.
Why does calcium lose 2 electrons?
The ionic charge is +2: The atom has equal numbers of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons. The number of protons is the same in the atom and the ion, but in the ion two negative charges have been lost, so that the ion has a net charge of +2.
Are there the same amount of protons as there are of electrons in and atom?
NoYes. A neutral atom will have the same number of protons and electrons.
