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Lithium has 3 electrons and the Lithium ion has 2.
Lithium's atomic number is 3. Thus, it has 3 protons in each atom, all of which have a +1 charge. To be electrically neutral then, lithium must also have 3 electrons per atom.
Lithium is two of these but at the same time neither. It's an element. It is best described as an element, a type of atom with unique properties. If the number of neutrons varied, the multiple lithium atoms would be called isotopes. As for neutral vs. ion, if the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons, it is neutral. If it is not, it is an ion, specifically anion (less protons) or cation (more protons). It will always be a neutral atom or ion. It will always be an isotope, but only called so when in a group of lithium atoms with various numbers of neutrons.
By consulting a periodic table, you can find the atomic number of lithium (which equals its proton number), as well as its average number of neutrons (represented by the mass number - simply take the proton number away from the mass number).
Lithium has three protons and three electrons. The number of electrons always equals the number of protons. Lithium has two isotopes, one with three neutrons and one with four neutrons.
In a neutral atom of lithium-7, the number of protons equals the number of electrons. The atomic number of lithium is 3, which is the number of protons. So a neutral atom of lithium-7 has 3 protons and 3 electrons.
Lithium has 3 electrons and the Lithium ion has 2.
A neutral lithium atom has 3 electrons, the same as the number of protons, which is the atomic number of lithium. There is no lithium ion with a charge of 7+. If you mean lithium with a mass number of 7, the number of protons is 3 and the number of neutrons is 4.
all atoms have same number of protons and electrons and hence are neutral. lithium has 3 protons and 3 electrons
3, the same as the number of protons, which is the same as the atomic number.
Lithium's atomic number is 3. Thus, it has 3 protons in each atom, all of which have a +1 charge. To be electrically neutral then, lithium must also have 3 electrons per atom.
Lithium has the atomic number of 3, which means it has 3 protons, and a neutral atom of lithium has 3 electrons.
Lithium is two of these but at the same time neither. It's an element. It is best described as an element, a type of atom with unique properties. If the number of neutrons varied, the multiple lithium atoms would be called isotopes. As for neutral vs. ion, if the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons, it is neutral. If it is not, it is an ion, specifically anion (less protons) or cation (more protons). It will always be a neutral atom or ion. It will always be an isotope, but only called so when in a group of lithium atoms with various numbers of neutrons.
By consulting a periodic table, you can find the atomic number of lithium (which equals its proton number), as well as its average number of neutrons (represented by the mass number - simply take the proton number away from the mass number).
Three. Since the atom is neutral the number of protons and electrons will be equivalent. Lithium is atomic number 3 indicating there are 3 protons in the element, hence three electrons.
A neutral atom of lithium has an electron configuration of 2,1. This means it has 1 electron in its outer shell.
8 electrons.