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A neutral atom has no electrical charge on it. So the number of protons in the nucleus is equal to the number of electrons surrounding it. In their normal, elemental state, all atoms are neutral. If it's in an ionised solution, say, then it's not neutral.
I think there's something more to your question, though. Why are you asking - is there a situation or a kind of atom that you are thinking of?
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∙ 14y agoAnswer: when the electron number equals the proton number.
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∙ 15y agoAtoms ARE neutral atoms!! IONS are atoms with a charge - but they are not even called atoms!
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∙ 11y agoThe atom will be uncharged or neutral when it has an equal amount of protons and electrons! :)
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∙ 13y agoWhen it has an equal number of protons and electrons.
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∙ 12y agoAn atom is considered neutral when there is a balance of electons and protons.
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∙ 11y agoWhen the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons in an atom.
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∙ 13y agoAn atom is said to be neutral when the no. of electrons and protons in it are equal.
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Is the number of protons equal to the number of ions in a uncharged atom?
No, there is no requirement that the number of protons equal the number of neutrons. In fact, this gives rise to the various isotopes of a given element (Different isotopes will have different numbers of neutrons, while sharing the same number of protons). The number of protons is what generally defines an element. By being "uncharged" the atom is understood to have the same number of electrons as protons. Neutrons, being neutral, do not carry charge.
An atom has the same number of which two particles?
A neutral (uncharged) atom has the same number of protons and electrons. Isotopes of an element may have several stable isotopes with various numbers of neutrons.
What is true about a atom that has a neutral charge?
The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons.
How the atomic number related to the core electrons?
For a neutral (uncharged) atom, the total number of electrons is equal to the atomic number (number of protons). This would be the sum of the core electrons plus the valence electrons.
How many electrons does an uncharged atom of palladium have?
Palladium is a metal element. There are 46 electrons in a single atom.
What is the number of protons in a neutral atom equal to?
The number of protons equals the number of electrons in an uncharged atom.
What does it take for an atom to be neutral or uncharged?
To have an equal number of protons and electrons, it has nothing to do with the number of neutrons!
An atom that has the same number of protons amd electrons is?
Electrically neutral - uncharged - i.e. not an ion.
An atom containing an equal number of protons and electrons is called a?
neutral : apex :0)
What are uncharged particles?
Uncharged particles are subatomic particles with zero electrical charge. While protons carry a positive charge and electrons carry a negative charge, the third particle of an atom, the neutron, carries no electric charge, and therefore is described as being electrically neutral.
What scientific element has 20 electrons?
Calcium has twenty electrons in each atom.
Is the number of protons equal to the number of ions in a uncharged atom?
No, there is no requirement that the number of protons equal the number of neutrons. In fact, this gives rise to the various isotopes of a given element (Different isotopes will have different numbers of neutrons, while sharing the same number of protons). The number of protons is what generally defines an element. By being "uncharged" the atom is understood to have the same number of electrons as protons. Neutrons, being neutral, do not carry charge.
Is helium an uncharged atom?
yes
What is the uncharged particle in a atom?
It is a neutron.
An atom has the same number of which two particles?
A neutral (uncharged) atom has the same number of protons and electrons. Isotopes of an element may have several stable isotopes with various numbers of neutrons.
What is uncharged particles in the nucleus of an atom?
it is a neutron.
What are uncharged particles in an atom called?
Neutron
