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Electrons move about the nucleus of an atom in the same way that of as what?
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∙ 13y ago
the atmosphere moves around the planet Earth. If you still believe in the Bohr atom, that was revised a century ago. We now know that electrons are NOT like little planets in orbit around a nucleus playing the role of the sun, they are more like clouds, they surround the atomic nucleus without actually orbiting around it, as a cloud. Electrons can have any location and any size and shape that the electrostatic forces give them.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoinsects fly around a lamp at night.
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Are the number of electrons in the nucleus of an atom that element's atomic number?
There are no electrons in the nucleus of an atom, the electrons are in the orbitals around and outside the nucleus.There are no electrons in the nucleus of an atom, the electrons are in the orbitals outside and around the nucleus.
How many electrons orbit the nucleus if the atom has no charge?
If the atom has no charge, then the number of electrons is the same as the number of protons (atomic number).
Which number is equal to the number of protons in the atom?
Nothing in an atom has the same number of electrons. Instead, all atoms are composed of protons (+1 charge) and electrons (-1 charge), and most atoms also have neutrons (no charge). The protons and neutrons are held together in a small cluster at the center of the atom called the nucleus and the number of protons identifies the type of atom (hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, etc.) The electrons move about the nucleus in volumes of space called orbitals and for neutral atoms the number of protons and electrons is the same. If the number of protons and electrons is not the same the atom has a net positive or negative charge and we call it an ion.
What defines the atomic number of each element?
Its defined by the number of electrons in the nucleus. I thought protons where in the nucleus and electron are on the outer spere of the atom.
How many electrons are in an uncharged atom?
The same number as there are "protons" in the atoms nucleus.
Do all electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom at the same level?
No, the electrons orbiting an atom have multiple levels.
Are the number of electrons in the nucleus of an atom that element's atomic number?
There are no electrons in the nucleus of an atom, the electrons are in the orbitals around and outside the nucleus.There are no electrons in the nucleus of an atom, the electrons are in the orbitals outside and around the nucleus.
What is in the nucleus of an atom and has no electrial charge?
The same number of protons as the atom has electrons in its outer shells.
How many electrons orbit the nucleus if the atom has no charge?
If the atom has no charge, then the number of electrons is the same as the number of protons (atomic number).
Is the center of an atom neutral?
The nucleus of an atom is positively charged. The electrons that orbit the nucleus are negatively charged to exactly the same degree, which makes the atom neutral.
Which is first atom or element?
An atom is a single nucleus with surrounding electrons. An element is one or several atoms with the same number of protons in the nucleus.
Which number is equal to the number of protons in the atom?
Nothing in an atom has the same number of electrons. Instead, all atoms are composed of protons (+1 charge) and electrons (-1 charge), and most atoms also have neutrons (no charge). The protons and neutrons are held together in a small cluster at the center of the atom called the nucleus and the number of protons identifies the type of atom (hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, etc.) The electrons move about the nucleus in volumes of space called orbitals and for neutral atoms the number of protons and electrons is the same. If the number of protons and electrons is not the same the atom has a net positive or negative charge and we call it an ion.
Where the charge is in an atom?
In the nucleus of an atom are the protons and neutrons. The neutrons have no charge. Whereas the protons are positively charged - this makes the nucleus of an atom positive. Orbiting the nucleus are electrons - negatively charged particles. There are the same number of electrons orbiting the nucleus as there are protons in the nucleus: this makes the atom neutral. Hope that helped :)
What does the atom of?
An atom has a nucleus composed of protons and usually neutrons as well (there is only one kind of atom which has no neutrons, which is the hydrogen 1 isotope) and it also has electrons surrounding the nucleus, with the same number of electrons as the number of protons in the neutrons.
What defines the atomic number of each element?
Its defined by the number of electrons in the nucleus. I thought protons where in the nucleus and electron are on the outer spere of the atom.
What number of an element can be used to determine the number of electrons in an atom?
The Atomic Number of an element is the same as the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of that element and/or the number of electrons a in neutral atom of that element.
How can you find the number of electrons an element has?
In a neutral atom the number of electrons is the same as the atomic number, which is the number of protons in the nucleus.
