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Atoms are electrically charged in order to attract other atoms during a chemical reaction to combine to make 2 new substances through displacement or combine through synthesis and make a new element ie. Na+Cl =NaCl = Salt
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoAtoms that are positively or negatively charged, called ions, are charged because they have gained or lost electrons from their neutral configuration.
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Are atoms the carry an electric charge?
Atoms have NO electric charge, only ions have (+ or -)
How do atoms unite with other atoms?
Atoms with the same charge are pushed away from each other. Atoms with different charge attract (unite)
What atoms have no overall charge?
Atoms, by definition, have no charge. If they had charges, they would be called ions.
Ions are atoms that carry an electric charge?
Atoms carry a positive charge on the proton and a negative charge on the electron, usually these cancel out.
How are molecules atoms that carry no charge?
Molecules are not atoms, but are made up of several atoms. The individual atoms may carry a charge, but when combined, the molecule as a whole does not.
Do Nonmetallic atoms have Negative charge or a Neutral charge?
Nonmetallic atoms have Neutral charge not a Negative charge.
Can atoms with no charge combine with other atoms with no charge?
Yes. When atoms with no charge combine with one or more atoms with no charge, it's called a molecule. They may share electrons to complete their octet.
Are atoms the carry an electric charge?
Atoms have NO electric charge, only ions have (+ or -)
How do atoms unite with other atoms?
Atoms with the same charge are pushed away from each other. Atoms with different charge attract (unite)
How are molecules different from atoms?
Atoms consist of electrons (negative charge), protons (positive charge), and neutrons (neutral charge), while molecules consist of atoms.
How could some atoms have a charge?
when u run and get a lot of energy, your atoms have a charge.
What is the Charge of an atom or group of atoms?
Zero. (Ions have charge; atoms are always neutral.)
What atoms have no overall charge?
Atoms, by definition, have no charge. If they had charges, they would be called ions.
Ions are atoms that carry an electric charge?
Atoms carry a positive charge on the proton and a negative charge on the electron, usually these cancel out.
How are molecules atoms that carry no charge?
Molecules are not atoms, but are made up of several atoms. The individual atoms may carry a charge, but when combined, the molecule as a whole does not.
What is it when a group of atoms have an electric charge?
Ions are formed when atoms have charges. Cations are species with positive charge. Anions are species with negative charge.
Is elctric charge a property of just electricity or is charge property of all atoms?
Electric charge is a property of some subatomic particles. Atoms can be neutral (zero electric charge), or they can have a charge. If they have a charge, they are called ions.
