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It will have more electrons. Electrons carry a negative charge that is equivalent to the positive charge carried by protons. Thus, if an object is negatively charged, it will have more electrons than protons. By the same reasoning, if an object is positively charged, it will have more protons than electrons. As you may have guessed, a neutral object will have the same amount of electrons and protons, causing all the charges to cancel out. Therefore, if a compound has a negative sign added to the end of it, such as NO3-, that means the compound has one more electron than it would if it were neutral.

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An atom contains fewer electrons than protons has as negative ionic charge?

Electrons have a negative charge, and protons have a positive charge. If i have more protons(plus charges) than electrons(minus charges) overall the atom will have a positive charge(mabye +1 or +2 etc....depending how many more protons there are compared to electrons) If there are more electrons(minus charges) than protons(plus charges) then overall the atom will have a negative charge(mabye -1 or -2 etc....depending how many more electrons there are compared to protons) These charged atoms are known as ions.


Why are there as many electrons as protons in a atom?

Because Electrons have a negative charge (e-) and Protons have a positive charge (p+), so to create a balanced atom you must have the same number of e- as p+


If an atom of an element has six protons and eight neutrons how many electrons is in this atom if its neutral?

When we consider charged particles, we are only concerned with protons and electrons. Neutrons have no charge, so they don't contribute to a positive or negative charge. Protons have a positive charge and electrons have a negative charge. They are both equally positive and negative, that is to say one proton cancels out the charge of one electron. So as long as there are equal numbers of protons and electrons, the particle will be neutral. If there are six protons, then there needs to be six electrons in order to be neutral.


What is the charge of an atom with more negative charges than positive charges?

it depends on how many negative atoms u have. e.g: Oxygen is -2 it means that your earning 2 more electrons to make a full shell if its +1 it means that your losing one electron. So once u see + your losing electrons and if you see - your gaining electrons (also known as negative atoms)


How many unpaired electrons does phosphorus with the charge of negative three have?

18. Phosphorus posses 15 electrons and 15 protons, respectively its charge is 0.By accepting 3 more electrons, with their negative charge the total charge of the atom would decrease by 3.So the total charge would be -3 and the total number of electrons would be 18.

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An atom contains fewer electrons than protons has as negative ionic charge?

Electrons have a negative charge, and protons have a positive charge. If i have more protons(plus charges) than electrons(minus charges) overall the atom will have a positive charge(mabye +1 or +2 etc....depending how many more protons there are compared to electrons) If there are more electrons(minus charges) than protons(plus charges) then overall the atom will have a negative charge(mabye -1 or -2 etc....depending how many more electrons there are compared to protons) These charged atoms are known as ions.


How many electons are in a neutral atom?

A neutral atom has as many electrons as protons. This is because protons have a positive charge and electrons have a negative charge, but because there are the same number of them, they cancel each other out.


What is the charge on atom if it gains electrons?

Depends on how many electrons it gains. For every electron it gains, the atom becomes more negative. One electron gives it a -1 charge, 2 a -2 charge and so on


How many electrons orbit the nucleus if the atom has no charge?

If the atom has no charge, it is neutral, meaning the number of electrons orbiting the nucleus is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus. This is because protons carry positive charge and electrons carry negative charge, balancing each other out in a neutral atom.


If an atom has 80 protons and 121 neutrons and is not in an excited state how many electrons does the atom have?

The number of electrons in a neutral atom is equal to the number of protons, which is 80 in this case. This is because in a neutral atom, the positive charge of the protons is balanced by the negative charge of the electrons.


Why are there as many electrons as protons in a atom?

Because Electrons have a negative charge (e-) and Protons have a positive charge (p+), so to create a balanced atom you must have the same number of e- as p+


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


If a neutral atom of 22 protons how many electrons does an atom contain?

A neutral atom with 22 protons would have 22 electrons. In a neutral atom, the number of protons (positive charge) is equal to the number of electrons (negative charge) to balance the overall charge to zero.


If there are two electrons in an atom how many protons would be in the atom?

The atom in a normal state would have two protons to match the two electrons, making the overall charge zero. If the atom is an ion, it would have an mismatched number of protons and electrons, giving it a positive or negative overall charge.


When an object has too many electrons what charge does it have?

When an object has too many electrons, it carries a negative charge. This is because electrons have a negative charge, so an excess of electrons on an object results in an overall negative charge.


How many electrons and protrons in a neutral atom of carbon?

A neutral atom of carbon has 6 protons and 6 electrons. This is because in a neutral atom, the number of protons (positive charge) is equal to the number of electrons (negative charge), balancing each other out.


What are two differences between the nucleus of an atom and the electrons of an atom?

The nucleus of an atom has a positive electrical charge, the electrons have a negative electrical charge, and the nucleus is thousands of times heavier than the electrons (the exact ratio of weight varies, because although there are always as many protons as electrons, in a neutral atom, the number of neutrons varies).