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No, A proton is 1836 times heavier than that of electron.So they are not equql in magnitude
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What is the symbol for 2 electrons and 2 protons?
Number protons equal to atomic number. So the element is Helium
How many protons are in a ion with 86 electrons and a -1 charge?
A neutral atom has an equal number of protons and electrons. Protons are positively charged, and electrons are negatively charged. Therefore if you have an ion with a -1 charge, it has one extra electron. So your ion has 85 protons.
How can you use the periodic table to find the number of protons in one atom of an element?
valence electrons is the same as the number as the last digit in the group :)
Why must a positively charged body have a deficiency of protons?
It doesn't. A positively charged body is deficient in electrons. In an uncharged object there are equal numbers of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons. Removing electrons will leave more protons than electrons, so the object will be positively charged. Such an object is said to have a deficiency or electrons rather than a surplus of electrons because it is generally easier to remove electrons than it is to add protons. Electrons occupy the outer shells of an atom and have a much lower mass than protons. The protons, by contrast, are bound together in the dense nucleus.
How many protons and electrons in ion Br?
35 protons, 36 electrons
What do electrons have that protons always have in equal magnitude?
Charge
What parts of an atom are equal to each other?
It depends on what you mean by what parts are equal. Protons and electrons both have the same magnitude of charge with opposite signs and electrons are much less massive than protons. Protons and neutrons are approximately equal in mass but protons have a charge of +e Coulombs while neutrons have a charge of 0. Atoms can often exist with unequal numbers of protons and electrons. Such atoms are called ions and have a negative charge if they have more electrons than protons and positive charge if they have more protons than electrons.
What must be equal in a neutral atom?
Protons and electrons must be equal in a neutral atom because protons and electrons have equal but opposite charges.
Is the number of protons no of electrons?
Yes , the no. of electrons is equal to the no. of protons
When atoms are at rest what do they have an equal number of?
protons and electrons protons and electrons
How does an atom keep its charge balanced?
An atom contains an equal amount of positively charged particles (protons) and negatively charged particles (electrons). If a atom gains or loses electrons it then gains a charge and is no longer known as an atom; it becomes an ion.
Is the number of valence electrons equal to the number of protons?
No, the number of total electrons is equal to the number of protons.
How many electrons versus protons in an atom?
The number of electrons should = the number of protons.
How can atoms be neutral if they contain contain charged particles?
The particles with charge within atoms are protons (positive charge) and electrons (negative charge). The charge on a single electron is equal in magnitude to the charge on a single proton. Thus if there are equal numbers of protons and neutrons in an atom, the charge of that atom will be zero/neutral. For example, a carbon atom always has 6 protons (definitive of carbon). If it also has 6 electrons, it will be neutral! Oxygen atoms have 8 protons. If they also have 8 electrons, they will be neutral. The positive and negative charges cancel each other out. For example, with oxygen..... +8 for the protons and -8 for the electrons (remember each single proton's charge is equal in magnitude to that of a single electron's).......add them together and.......+8 + (-8) and you get 0. Neutral! (Atoms are not neutrally charged if they have different numbers of protons and electrons. If the number of protons and electrons differ in an atom, the atom is referred to as an ion.)
Do protons and electrons have the same number?
Yes, the atomic number is equal to the number of protons. The number of protons is also equal to the number of electrons
If an atom contains 15 electrons it will also have 15?
Protons, because electrons are equal to the atomic number and protons are equal to the number of electrons.
Does a noble gas have twice as many electrons as protons?
equal numbers of protons and electrons
