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Protons have a positive charge. Electrons have a negative charge.

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Q: What is the part of the atom witch carries an electric charge?
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What do you call an atom when it has an electric charge?

An atom with an electrical charge is called an ion.


What is the name of a atom that carries a charge?

An Ion


Component of the atom that carries a positive charge?

protons


What particle of an atom carries negative charge?

an electron


What is the charge of the center an atom?

The center or Nucleus always carries a Positive Charge

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An ion an atom or molecule that?

Carries an electric charge


What is the part of an atom thar carries no electric charge?

ons


What part of the atom that carries no electric charge?

An atom that is not an ion has no electric charge. If it is particles that make up the atom you speak of, the nucleus houses the neutron; an elementary particle with zero charge.


What is the part of the of atom carries no electric charge?

The neutrons are the part of the atom that carry no electric charge. They are found in the nucleus. the protons carry a positive charge and the electrons carry a negative charge.


What is the part of the atom that carries no electric charge?

The neutrons are the part of the atom that carry no electric charge. They are found in the nucleus. the protons carry a positive charge and the electrons carry a negative charge.


The neutron carries a positive electric charge while the what carries a negative charge?

I think you're confused. A neutron has no charge. An atom, however, is made up of negatively charged Electrons, Positively charged Protons, and No-charge Neutrons.


This part of an atom carries a positive charge?

The proton of an atom carries the positive charge.


An atom that carries an electric charge is called a neutron?

No. That would be called an ion.


Is it true that If an atom has an equal number of protons and electrons is charge-neutral?

Yes, because each proton carries a positive electric charge that is equal in magnitude to the negative electric charge on each electron.


What do you call an atom when it has an electric charge?

An atom with an electrical charge is called an ion.


What is the particle of an atom that carries a negative charge?

The electron. There are three particles in an atom , they are:- Proton ; carries a charge of (+), and has an arbitrary mass of '1' Neutron ; carries no charge (o) , and has an arbitrary mass of '1' The above two particles are found the the nucleus of an atom, and are collectively named 'nucleons'. Electron ; carries a charge of (-), and has an arbitrary mass of 1/1860. It is found outside the nucleus of an atom.


What is defined as an atom that has a charge?

When an atom has an electric charge it is called an ion.