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Why are positively charged atoms drawn smaller than negatively charged atoms?
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∙ 11y ago
If you look at the structure of an atom you will see that the positive charges (protons), are secured in the centre (nucleus) of the atom along with the neutral charges (neutrons), while the negative charges (electrons) are situated in shells around the nucleus, and are therefore easier to get at.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoAtoms lose electrons to form positively charged cations and have cations smaller size. Atoms gain electrons to form negatively charged anions and hence they have larger size.
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Atoms are made up of negatively charged electrons embedded in a positively charged sphere?
in plum pudding model why thomson has considered electrons embedded in positively charged sphere?
Is a free radical positively or negatively charged?
A radical may be positively, negatively orneutrallycharged.A radical is simply an atom or group of atoms that have one or more unpaired electrons.
What are the smaller particles that make up atoms?
Positively charged protons and neutral neutrons are sub atomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom. Negatively charged electrons are found outside the nucleus of an atom.
What are positively charged particles in an atom called?
Positively charged particles in an atom are called protons.
How to find the elctron of an element?
Finding the electron of an element is easy. In if find through atoms which positively charged protons and the negatively charged electrons.
Which type of compound is composed of negatively and positively charged atoms?
Ionic compounds are composed of negatively and positively charged atoms.
What is a positively or negativity charged atoms?
An ion is both positively and negatively charged.
Are positively and negatively charged atoms?
No, ions are.
What kind of charged does an atom have?
Atoms are neutrally, positively, or negatively charged.
What are atoms like in the inside?
Atoms have a positively charged nucleus (with positively charged protons and neutral neutrons) at the centre and negatively charged electrons revolving around it.
Does every atom have a negatively charged nucleus surrounded by negatively charged electrons?
No. Every atom has a positively charged nucleus surrounded by negatively charged electrons.Unless you are talking about antimatter. The atoms of antimatter have negatively charged nuclei and surrounded by positively charged positrons
Are atoms normally negatively charged?
No, atoms are not normally negatively charged. They are typically electrically neutral, meaning they have an equal number of protons (positively charged particles) and electrons (negatively charged particles). It is possible for atoms or molecules to gain or lose electrons and become positively or negatively charged, but this is not the usual state.
What are positively and negatively charged atoms known as?
protons and neutrons i think.
Are atoms are composed of?
atoms are made up of positively charged protons, negatively charged electrons and electrically neutral neutrons
Positively or negatively charged atoms?
are called ions - cations and anions.
Atoms that combine if they become positively or negatively charged have what bonds?
Ionic bonds.
What are bonds made of?
Ionic bonds are made between two atoms that have exchanged one or more electrons. One of the atoms will be positively charged and one atom will be negatively charged; the bond is actually the attraction between the positively charged atom and the negatively charged atom.
