Are you in Mrs.barbaras class? In an atom the charge has to be 0, as protons and electrons balance each other out, or the atom can't exist. In ions, the charge is either positive or negative depending on the group the ion is in. E.G. Sodium (Na) has a charge of 1+ Chlorine (Cl) has a charge of 1-
The overall charge depends on the difference between the protons and electrons of an atom. Simply subtract the number of electrons from the number of protons, and your result is the overall charge.
6p - 4e = 2+
6p - 7e = 1-
An easy rule is to count columns in the Periodic Table. Column 1 is +1, 2 is +2, 13 is +3, 14 is 4 which is neutral, 15 is -3, 16 is -2, and 17 is -1. For metals in the middle of the periodic table as well as Al, Sn, Pb etc. the answer is more complicated and depends on many factors.
Neutral, because the protons and electrons balance each other out.
Atoms are neutrally charged ie they have a charge of zero.
Assuming the atom is neutral, zero. However, an atom need not be neutral; it can have an excess or a lack of electrons. In that case, the atom is known as an ion.
Depends on what atom you have.
Trick question
The neutral atom hasn't a charge.
The overall charge of any atom is 0. This is because the overall charge is number of protons - number of electrons. For every atom the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons so it is 0.
Zero
A lithium ion has a positive overall charge.
ozone
The neutral atom hasn't a charge.
The overall charge on He is 0. It is a noble element.
A neutral atom hasn't an electrical charge.
The overall charge of any atom is 0. This is because the overall charge is number of protons - number of electrons. For every atom the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons so it is 0.
A: Neutron
The overall charge of any atom is 0. This is because the overall charge is number of protons - number of electrons. For every atom the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons so it is 0.
An atom is neutral, and therefore has an overall charge of zero. If an atom either loses or gains electrons through a chemical reaction, or loses protons through radioactive decay, so that it then has an overall charge, it is no longer considered to be an atom but is classified as an ion.
Zero
(Atomic number) - (Number of electrons present) = (overall electrical charge of atom)
The protons in an atom have a positive charge and the electrons in an atom have a negative charge and these balance each other. Neutrons have no charge so they do not factor into it. It would be like adding positive 4(Protons) and negative 4(Electrons). -4+4=0 The zero represents your "no overall charge".
The overall charge is the amount of protons minus the number of electrons.
zero .. such an atom is neutral. No net charge