Sc3+. Scandium has an atomic number of 21, in Sc3+ the number of electrons is 3 less as it is positively charged.
This cation has 24 electrons.
No element or ion as stated can exist, because if it contains 23 protons and only 18 electrons, its net charge must be 23 - 18 = 5 plus, not 3 plus.
Electrons. Electrons carry a negative charge so when one is removed from the atom the atom gains a net positive charge.
By losing electrons.
A net charge results when an atom gains or loses electrons. If it loses electrons, it gains a positive charge, if it gains them, it gains a net negative charge.
This cation has 24 electrons.
No element or ion as stated can exist, because if it contains 23 protons and only 18 electrons, its net charge must be 23 - 18 = 5 plus, not 3 plus.
A crystal of salt consists of electrons and positive ions. How does the net charge of the electrons compare with the net charge of the ions
Electrons. Electrons carry a negative charge so when one is removed from the atom the atom gains a net positive charge.
By losing electrons.
A net charge results when an atom gains or loses electrons. If it loses electrons, it gains a positive charge, if it gains them, it gains a net negative charge.
Atomic Number: This is the number of protons an element has. Answer: 26 Atomic Mass: Ignoring electrons, which are incredibly small and don't have much of an effect on the mass... This is the number of protons plus the number of neutrons Answer: 56 (26 protons + 30 neutrons) Net Charge: Protons are positive and electrons are negative. The net charge can be found by subtracting the number of electrons from the number of protons. 0 is neutral. Answer: +3 (26 protons - 23 electrons)
Barium has two electrons in its outermost shell, electrons carrying a negative charge. When the Barium atom becomes an ion, these two electrons are lost. Now the Barium atom has more protons than electrons, meaning a net positive charge of 2.
An Oxygen atom has 8 protons and 8 electrons 1 Proton = +1 8 protons = +8 1 electron = -1 8 electrons = -8 Net charge = 0 Oxygen ion has 8 protons and 10 electrons 8 protons = +8 8 electrons = -10 Net charge = -2
That gives you the net charge of the atom. If there is the same amount of protons and electrons, the net charge is zero, and the atom is said to be neutral.
A net postive charge
Electrons can move from object to object. Electrons have a negative charge. So if an object is determined to have a positive charge, then some of the electrons have moved from the object to somewhere else. Something with a neutral charge has the same number of electrons [-] and protons [+]. If electrons [-] leave, then there will be more protons, and a net positive charge. If an object gains electrons, then the object has a net negative charge.