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Why must there be equal amounts of positive and negative charges?
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∙ 13y ago
Mainly because that's the definition of a "neutral" atom ... one having zero net charge.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoA bond is an attractive force. The opposite charges create an attractive force that makes the bond.
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∙ 13y agoso that way the chemical reactions can happen.
also without equal amounts then the object could die of one or more of a negative or positive charge.
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∙ 11y agofor it to attain a stable nature,an atom must be electrically neutral and this is only possible when the opposite charges are equal other wise what we will have is an ion
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∙ 8y agoTo remain electrically neutral.
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What is total positive charges and negative are equal?
You mean, what happens when positive and negative charges are equal? That is simple, the equal opposite cancel each other out and we have an electrical neutrality
What is the net ionic change for an ionic compound?
neutral as the number of positive charges and negative charges are equal
Why is each ionic compound considered to be electrically neutral?
Because the total number of positive charges and negative charges are equal.
Properties of charges?
There are three different types of charges: positive, negative, and neutral. All three have their own specific properties having to do solely on atomic particles. In positive substances or ions, you will have a large number of protons which have a positive charge to outnumber the charge of the electrons which give off a negative charge, and lastly you have neutrons which don't really give a substance anything other than mass, to get a neutral charge the protons and neutrons must be in equal amounts to cancel out each others' charges.
Is it possible to have zero electric field value between a negative and positive charges along the line joining the two charges?
no, the charge would have to be of equal sign to achieve this.
What objects with equal amounts of positive and negative charge are said to be electrically?
An object with equal amounts of positive and negative charge is electrically neutral.
Are ionic compounds positivly charged?
no, as ionic compounds contain equal amounts of negative and positive charges and are neutral.
What is total positive charges and negative are equal?
You mean, what happens when positive and negative charges are equal? That is simple, the equal opposite cancel each other out and we have an electrical neutrality
What does a neutral solution have an equal number of?
Positive and negative charges.
A neutral object must have?
equal numbers of positive and negative charges.
What is the net ionic change for an ionic compound?
neutral as the number of positive charges and negative charges are equal
Where there is an equal amount of positive and negative charges on an object the object is?
Electrically neutral
How positive and negative attract?
Think about it in science. If you had any atom with only positive charges or just negative charges it is an unstable atom, therfore you can't make anything out of it. They attract like puzzle pieces. To stabalize an object you need an equal amount of positive and negative charges.
How can an object have a neutral charge if part of the object has a positive and a negative charge?
If the positive and negative charges are equal, then the object has a 'net' neutral charge.
What will be the charge of an atom be if it has an equal number of positive and negative charges?
Neutral - the atom will have no charge.
What causes chemical compounds to be neutral?
The equal number of positive and negative electrical charges.
Why is each ionic compound considered to be electrically neutral?
Because the total number of positive charges and negative charges are equal.
