They're not always neutral. It's the atom's goal to be, though. Since the atomic number is 8, it should have 8 electrons to be neutral. The protons are always locked in the nucleus and the number doesn't change. The number of protons is what makes an atom what it is.
Oxygen can be charged negatively. it is not always neutral
A neutral atom of oxygen would have 6 valence electrons.
A neutral oxygen atom has 8 electrons regardless of the isotope.
There are 8 electrons in a single neutral oxygen atom.The atomic number of oxygen is 8, because it has 8 protons in its nucleus. In an elemental, neutral, atom of oxygen the number of electrons will match the number of protons. There are 8 electrons in a neutral oxygen atom.Note that oxygen can become an ion under certain circumstances, and we need to specify the neutral atom to state how many electrons there are in oxygen.
During oxidation an oxygen atom gain two electrons.
A neutral oxygen atom has eight electrons, two in the first energy level, and six in the second energy level, which are the valence (not covalent) electrons. You can tell how many electrons a neutral atom has by looking at that element's atomic number. The atomic number is the number of protons in the nuclei of the atoms of that element. In a neutral atom the numbers of protons and electrons are equal. So the element oxygen has the atomic number 8, and in a neutral oxygen atom, there will be 8 protons and 8 electrons.
The oxygen atom is neutral.
Oxygen is a neutral atom element.
Oxygen is a neutral atom element.
A neutral atom, it only becomes an ion after it loses or gains an electron.
A neutral atom of oxygen would have 6 valence electrons.
A neutral oxygen atom has 8 electrons regardless of the isotope.
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There are 8 electrons in a single neutral oxygen atom.The atomic number of oxygen is 8, because it has 8 protons in its nucleus. In an elemental, neutral, atom of oxygen the number of electrons will match the number of protons. There are 8 electrons in a neutral oxygen atom.Note that oxygen can become an ion under certain circumstances, and we need to specify the neutral atom to state how many electrons there are in oxygen.
During oxidation an oxygen atom gain two electrons.
Eight, the atomic number of oxygen.