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What is the name of an atom with a different number of protons and electrons?
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∙ 15y ago
Changing the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom changes it to another atom (for example hydrogen becomes helium)
Changing the numer of electron at the same rate as the increase in protons occurs as the atom becomes another species of atom (see previus case)
Changing the number of neurons in the nucleus of the atom while leaving the number of protons constant changes the atom to an isotope of the original atom (same name)
Changing the just the number of electrons in the atom while leaving the proton number as is changes the atom to an ion, but it retains essentially the same name (chlorine becomes the chloride ion)
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∙ 12y agoAtoms with a different number of neutrons (neutral particles) are called isotopes.
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∙ 15y agoAn Isotope. Isotopes are one of two or more atoms having the same atomic number but different mass numbers (i.e. different no of neutrons).
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∙ 9y agoions, with a loss of electrons it would be called a cation and with a gain it would be called an anion
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∙ 14y agoan ion
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What is atomic numbers?
Atomic numbers are the number of protons and electrons in a atom.
What indicates the number of an electron in a neutral atom?
Always the Atomic Number = Number of Protons If electrically neutral, Atomic Number = Number of Electrons = Number of Protons
What is equal to the number of protons which is equal to the number of electrons?
Do you mean what does the number of protons equal? This is the atomic number of the element. All isotopes of an element will have the same number of protons, only the number of neutrons varies.
The atomic number of an atom indicates the number of?
The atomic number is the number of protons in the atom. In the case of a neutral atom (as opposed to an ion), the atomic number is also equal to the total number of electrons.
What can be determined if you know the atomic number of an electrically neutral atom?
The number of electrons can be determined if the overall charge and number of protons are known. If the charge of an atom is neutral, then how ever many protons it has it will also have that number of electrons.
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 do you call an atom with the number of electrons is different from the number of protons?
The name is ion.
