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There are various different forms of radioactive decay, and there is one which involves the loss of protons by emission of an alpha particle, which is equivalent to a helium nucleus, containing two protons and two neutrons.
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How many electrons are found orbiting the nucleus of an atom of Gallium?
It has 31 electrons. The easiest way to find an electron is that the atomic number tells you how many protons and electrons on the periodic table. It will change if the element is an ion which will gain or lose an electron.
Is this true atoms lose protons but seldom lose or gain electrons?
i really don't know so can someone answer it that knows
Why do the outer electrons control what the atom does?
Outter electrons are involved in chemical reactions since they are the most vunerable. The elements towards the left of the periodic table tend to lose electrons to form Cations, while elements towards the right tend to form Anions.
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Do you lose your rights when convicted of a felony in Texas?
You do not lose your rights when you are convicted of a felony. You lose some rights which will be determined by the judge.
Can an atom gain or lose protons why or why not?
Yes, but only in nuclear reactions. If an atom emits an alpha particle, it will lose two protons to the emitted particle.
What type of ion forms when an atom loses protons?
Atoms NEVER lose protons, just electrons.
What has to happen in order for an atom to lose an electron?
the attraction between the electron and the protons has to be broken
What part of an atom must change for the atom to become a new element?
An atom must gain or lose protons from its nucleus to become an atom of another element. The number of protons, and to a much lesser extent the number of neutrons, will determine the chemical properties of an element.
How does an ion develop?
An ion is an atom with a charge. This means that the number of electrons does not match the number of protons, thus giving it a charge. If there are more electrons, it has a negative charge. If it has more protons, it has a positive charge. Remember though, an atom cannot lose or gain protons, only electrons.
Cations form when an atom gains electrons?
Cations are positive ions, so an atom is supposed to lose electrons to become a cation. Anions are formed when an atom gains electrons.
Would an atom with 3 electrons in level M tend to gain or lose electrons?
That depends on the element. Any such atom with more than four protons will gain electrons to become electrically neutral. If that atoms has four protons (beryllium) then it will be able to form a stable ion with two electrons. If it is left with three electrons it will either gain an electron to form a neutral atom or, if in the presence of an oxidizing substance, lose an electron to form an ion. If the atom has three protons (lithium) it will form a stable, neutral atom with three electrons but will lose one electron when it reacts to form a stable ion. If that atom has two protons (helium) then it will only be stable with two electrons and will gain or lose electrons accordingly to maintain that number. If the atom has one proton (hydrogen) then it will tend to share electrons rather than gaining or losing them. It forms a neutral atom with one electron but can form an ion with two. It has no stable configuration with three electrons.
Determine the typical charge for an atom?
An atom is always neutrally charged, with equal numbers of protons and electrons. As soon as elements lose or gain electrons, they become ions.
Are atoms electrically charged particles?
An electron is a sub-atomic particle, not an atom. But it is electrically charged (it has a charge of minus one). The simplest atom, the hydrogen one isotope, has just one proton and one electron. An electron is a part of an atom. Every atom is composed of protons and electrons. Usually there are also neutrons. Protons are positively charged +1 and electrons are charged -1. Neutrons are neutral. When the number of protons and electrons are equal the atom is neutral. When an atom has an unequal number of protons and electrons it is charged either - or +. More electrons make it - and more protons make it +. In both cases the atom is called an ion.
An atom does not easily lose or gain electrons if it has?
An atom does not easily lose or gain electrons if is has an equal number of protons and electrons. The charges inside the atom cancel each other, making it neutral.
Is atomic number the number of electrons in an atom?
Technically it is the number of protons, which is the same as the number of electrons in a neutral atom. But since most atoms can either gain or lose electrons to form ions it is still best to base atomic number on the protons.
An atom can form a positive ion by?
Normally, atoms have the same number of protons and electrons. Protons are positively charged, electrons are negatively charged. To become positively charged, an atom must lose an electron (Thus there'll be more protons than electrons). Such atoms are called cations (positively-charged ions).
