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The charge of an atom's nucleus is always positive.
Daphne Bergstrom
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∙ 11y agoShort Answer:
The charge of the nucleus of an atom is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus.
The number given to each atom in the Periodic Table (called Z) is the number of protons in the nucleus. Z=1 for hydrogen, Z=2 for helium, Z=3 for lithium, etc.
Explanation:
At the center of every atom is the tiny positively charged nucleus. The nucleus is composed of neutron and protons. The protons have electric charge but the neutrons are not charged. For each proton in the nucleus we say the nucleus has a charge of plus 1, so if there are two protons the nucleus has a charge of +2, and three protons make it +3 and that goes on to over a hundred different kinds of atom. Each different charge of the nucleus gives a different kind of atom. Usually there are about as many neutrons as protons and often a few extra neutrons in the nucleus of a atom, but the number of neutrons does not change the type of atom.
Normally, atoms are neutral and the positive protons are surrounded by an equal number of negative electrons.
If there are more electrons than protons, there are more negative charges on the atom and we say it is a negative ion.
If there are more protons than electrons, there are more positive charges on the atom and we say it is a positive ion.
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∙ 14y agoIt is always positive because the electrons (which are negatively-charged) are orbiting outside the nucleus and as compared to the positively-charged protons in the nucleus, you can say that the charge of the nucleus is always positive. The charge would then depend on the proton number.
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∙ 12y agoThe charge of an atom's nucleus is positive because it consists of only protons (positive) and neutrons (neutral charge). The electron cloud around the nucleus consists of electrons, and therefore has a negative charge.
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∙ 12y agoThe nucleus of an atom has a positive charge. This is due to the protons, which are positively charged subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom. All atoms have at least one proton. The neutrons do not contribute to the charge of the nucleus due to the fact that they have no charge.
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∙ 14y agoThe charge of an atom's nucleus is always positive.
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Which to particles are found in an atoms nucleus?
There are two particles in an atom's nucleus. The protons carry positive charge. The neutrons have no charge.
What is the charge of the nucleus of every atom?
The nucleus of every atom has positive charge because protons and neutrons of those atoms have positive charge..PROTON which has positive charge is residing IN the nucleus,an ELECTRON, which has negative charge is to be 'found' around the nucleus in a socalled shell.
What is neutral charge?
The number of positively charged protons in an atoms nucleus.
What is the positive charge atoms called?
The positive -charge in an atom is called the proton.They are held in the nucleus with the neutrons.
A particle with zero charge found in the nucleus of an atom is the?
Neutron Found in the nucleus of atoms.
What is the charge of the nucleus of atoms?
Because protons have a positive charge and neutrons have no charge, the atomic nucleus has a positive charge.
Where is a neutron found and what is its charge?
Neutrons are found in the nucleus of atoms. The charge on them is neutral.
Which to particles are found in an atoms nucleus?
There are two particles in an atom's nucleus. The protons carry positive charge. The neutrons have no charge.
Why don't atoms carry net charge?
The total positive charge of the nucleus is cancelled by the negatively charged electrons revolving around the nucleus. Hence atoms are electrically neutral
What is the particle in an atoms nucleus that has no charge?
The Neutron has no charge. The proton is positive and the electron is negative.
What is the charge of the nucleus of every atom?
The nucleus of every atom has positive charge because protons and neutrons of those atoms have positive charge..PROTON which has positive charge is residing IN the nucleus,an ELECTRON, which has negative charge is to be 'found' around the nucleus in a socalled shell.
What do we call the neutral part of atoms?
Particles in an atoms nucleus which do not have electric charge are Neutrons.
What is the proton equal to in the atom?
The proton in an atoms nucleus has a positive charge. The nucleus of an atom contains protons an neutrons whilst the electrons "orbit" the nucleus and have a negative charge.
What are charged particles in atoms?
Charged particles in atoms include protons, neutrons and electrons.PROTONS give atoms a positive charge. NEUTRONShave a neutral charge, or no charge. ELECTRONS give off a negative charge.The protons and neutrons are located in the nucleus, which is the center of the atom. The electrons hover around the nucleus because they are negatively charged and are attracted to the nucleus that has positive charge.
Is there a positive charge in atoms with equal numbers?
Atoms have positive protons in the nucleus with an equal number of negative electrons around the outside the nucleus. No there is no charge on an atom with equal numbers of protons and electrons.
What is the particle in the in the nucleus of the atoms that carry a positive charge?
I believe it is the Proton.
What has no charge but add mass to the atoms?
Neutrons and they are found inside the nucleus.
