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Atoms of an element do not become radioactive, they are radioactive. This is because their nuclei are unstable.
The nucleus of an atom contains protons and these are positively charged electrically. When you squeeze a lot of bodies with the same charge tightly together the charges repel one another strongly and the nucleus wants to (and does) fly apart. This is the driver for radioactivity.
To enable the large atomic nuclei of the heavier elements to exist, you must space out the protons in the nucleus with neutral particles called neutrons. The presence of the neutrons and how many of them there are help stabilise atomic nuclei and slows down the rate of radioactive decay in certain configurations of packing.
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If a bromine atom were to attract an extra electrons from potassium the potassium atom would become charged?
The potassium atom would become positively charged - or a cation.
What would happen if a proton was added to a aluminum atom?
If a proton were added to an atom of aluminum, the atom would become a silicon ion with a single positive charge.
What would water become if you added an extra oxygen atom to it?
HO3
How would an oxygen atom become O-2?
When there is two oxygen malicals
Is a atom with 7 neutrons 6 protons and 6 electrons active or inert?
active
If an atom is missing an electron what does it become?
the atom would still be an atom it will just be called a neural atom
If a bromine atom were to attract an extra electrons from potassium the potassium atom would become charged?
The potassium atom would become positively charged - or a cation.
Why does cold air cause an item to shrink?
the atom in the item become less active and moves closer together
If chlorine atom were to attract an electron from sodium the chlorine atom would become a?
positively
If a chlorine atom were to attract an electron from sodium the chlorine atom would become charged.?
positively
When a sodium atom becomes an ion it does what?
A sodium atom would lose a electron so it would become a Na+ ion
What would be the electrical charge of a sodium atom that lost an electron?
if a chlorine atom were to attract an electron from a sodium atom it would become positively charged APEX
What would happen if a proton was added to a aluminum atom?
If a proton were added to an atom of aluminum, the atom would become a silicon ion with a single positive charge.
How would an atom of sodium become a plus ion?
It would lose an electron
Would a chlorine atom lose electrons or gain electrons to become an atom?
Chlorine gain electrons.
What would happen to an atom if the number of protons in the nucleus changed?
It would become a different element. It could become radioactive.
What is an atom called if it loses a proton?
the number of protons in an atom is what determines which element the atom is. So if an atom "lost" a proton, it would become another element entirely.
