because the electrons and protons are equal.
All atoms are electrically neutral in the standard state.
An electrically neutral atom has the same number of protons ( positive charged ) and electrons ( negatively charged ).
Yes. That is what it means to be electrically neutral.
An electrically neutral atom has the same number of electrons as protons. Since protons have a positive change and electrons have a negative charge, when there is the same number of them, the charges cancel each other out. Example: Helium is neutral when it has 2 electrons, since it also has 2 protons.
No! A sodium atom is initially electrically neutral. When it donates one electron to a chlorine atom, the sodium atom becomes a singly charged cation.
An atom has no electrical charge because the negative charge of the electrons counteract the positive charge of the protons and the neutrons in the nucleus have a neutral charge. For example, Carbon has 6 electrons(-6 charge) and has 6 protons(+6 charge). Giving it an atomic weight of 12 and a charge of 0. The 6 neutrons do not change this charge, they keep it the same because they are neutral. (:
The magnesium atom is electrically neutral.
An electrically neutral atom is one that has an equal number of protons and electrons.
All atoms are electrically neutral. If an atom gains or loses an electron, we call it an "ion" rather than an atom.
Any atom is neutral in the normal state.After loss or gain of electrons an atom become electrically charged.
Because an electrically neutral atom has an equal number of protons and electrons.
An atom has the same number of positive protons and negative electrons so the charges balance out to zero
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An alumimium atom is electrically neutral and it is an isotope of aluminum.
All ions differ from an electrically neutral atom in that they are missing or have gained one or more electrons. A S2- atom has 2 less electrons than a neutral atom.
An electrically neutral atom has the same number of protons ( positive charged ) and electrons ( negatively charged ).
Generally an atom contains similar number of electrons and protons. That is why an atom is neutral.
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