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The negative charges of their electrons repel each other.
Agnes Bogan
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∙ 16y agoElectrons carry negative charges and just like when you hold two negative sides of a magnet together they push away from eachother. (if they had opposite charges they would attract)
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∙ 12y agoThe negative charges of their electrons repel each other.
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APEX!!!
Forces between electron pairs push the atoms apart.
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Which things determine an element's electronegativity?
the number of valence electrons in the atom's outer shell how much the valence electrons are shielded from the nucleus
How does an atom's electrons affect its radioactivity?
They don't. Electrons come and electrons go, and the nucleus doesn't much care.Radioactivity is the process of the nucleusfalling apart.
How many atoms in the element carbon?
Carbon IS an atom. I presume you mean how many electrons there are. There are 6 electrons, 6 protons and 6 neutrons in every un-bonded Carbon atom.
How much of electrons do atoms have?
In a neutral atom, as many as the atom's atomic number (or number of protons): 1 for hydrogen, 2 for helium, 3 for lithium, etc. However, the atom can also gain or lose electrons - converting it into an ion, and resulting in more or less electrons than the atomic number.
What property of an atom determines what element it is?
Much of the nature of an atom is determined by the configuration of its electrons. The configuration controls how freely it can bond, how charged the atom is, how stable it is, and other atomic properties.
How much electrons does phosphorus?
Phosphorus has 15 electrons in the neutral atom.
How much neutrons and protons and electrons in a atom?
These numbers actually vary between atom to atom.
How much electrons does the atom have?
In a normal atom there are 1 electron, but some are different.
How much electrons are there?
In an atom, there are the same amount of protons as electrons, if that's what you mean.
What causes an atom to be stable and unstable?
If an atom has more protons then electrons the atom will have a negative charge.If the atom has more electrons then protons the atom will have a positive charge.If the atom has equal numbers of electrons and protons then the atom becomes neutral.However if you're wondering why an atom is stable then that means that it has all the electrons inside of it paired. If the atom is unstable it has unpaired electrons.
How much valence electrons can any atom have?
eight I believe
Which things determine an element's electronegativity?
the number of valence electrons in the atom's outer shell how much the valence electrons are shielded from the nucleus
How many electrons do protons have?
There are the same number of protons as electrons in each atom unless the atom does not have a neutral charge, if it has a negative charge it has that more electrons, and if it has a positive charge it has that much more protons hope this helps
Is an electron much larger than an atom?
No, since electrons are part of an atom, they are smaller -- much smaller. In fact, they weigh practically nothing.
What is the same between neutrons and electrons?
When the number of electrons and neutrons are the same, it means that the number of protons will also be the same amount. For example a nitrogen atom has 7 electrons and 7 neutrons, this means that the number of protons will also be 7.
Does atom give electron to form ionic bond?
Yes, essentially one atom in the bond pulls on the electrons so much harder than the other, that they do share them to form the bond, but the more electronegative atom pretty much owns those electrons.
How does an atom's electrons affect its radioactivity?
They don't. Electrons come and electrons go, and the nucleus doesn't much care.Radioactivity is the process of the nucleusfalling apart.
