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How can atoms be neutral if they contain contain charged particles?
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∙ 11y ago
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.)
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 11y agoatoms can be neutral when the charged particles that is the neg charged electrons
are equal to the number of positively protons
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∙ 13y agoThe cells in your body are in charge of your atoms.
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∙ 9y agoAtoms are electrically neutral because they have equal number of protons and electrons.
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How are atoms and ions connected?
Atoms are neutral particles. Ions are charged atoms.
Why are atoms neutral despite having charged particles?
because, in a neutral atom, there are the same numbers of positive and negative particles that cancel each other out. for example, the attraction (or lack thereof) between an electron and hydrogen an electron is attracted to the hydrogen's proton an electron is repelled by the hydrogen's electron the attraction and repel results in the electron being neutrally affected by the atom
What are the smaller particles that make up atoms?
Positively charged protons and neutral neutrons are sub atomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom. Negatively charged electrons are found outside the nucleus of an atom.
Are all atoms neutral?
Can atoms become neutral and howAtoms are already neutral because they have both protons which are positive charged and electrons which are negatively charged. it has to be nueral because of the the same number of both negative and positive particles.
Hat are charged particles the form when atoms gain or lose electrons?
What are charged particles that form when atoms gain or lose electrons
How are can be atoms neutral if they contain charged particles?
the no of positive charges are equal to negative charges (protons = electrons) in any neutral atom.
How are atoms and ions connected?
Atoms are neutral particles. Ions are charged atoms.
How can atoms be neutral if they contain a charged particle?
They Can't
Do neutral atoms have a positive or negative charge?
No..... They are called neutral for a reason. But neutral atoms can have electrons added and removed making the atom positive or negative. And neutral atoms are still affected by charged atoms due to reason in depth but to sum up the long explanation of the affect neutral atoms are attracted to charged atoms. Just a side note.... how many of you love Leo Howard? Am I right?
What are the particles found in the nucleus of all atoms?
Protons which are positively charged and neutrons which are neutral.
How Can Atoms Be Neutral if they are made up of changed particles?
The Atom is neutral because the charged particles sum to zero,m thus neutral. The positive charges are in the nucleus and the negative particles are the electrons. The sum is zero and the atom is neutral.
Why atom is electrially neutral?
All atoms contain three sub-atomic particles: protons which are positively charged, electrons which are negatively charged, and neutrons which have no charge. The number of protons in an atom is equal to the number of electrons. Therefore the charges of the sub-atomic particles cancel each other out and the overal charge of the atom is neutral.
What positively charged parts of atoms?
The answer is in the names of the particles. The Neutron is neutral. The Electron is negative. The Proton is positive.
Are atoms normally negatively charged?
No, atoms are not normally negatively charged. They are typically electrically neutral, meaning they have an equal number of protons (positively charged particles) and electrons (negatively charged particles). It is possible for atoms or molecules to gain or lose electrons and become positively or negatively charged, but this is not the usual state.
Do atoms contain smaller particles?
Atoms contain positively charged nucleus at the centre and negatively charged electrons revolving around the nucleus. The nucleus consists of positively charged protons and neutral neutrons. All atoms except positron (an isotope of hydrogen) have atleast one neutron.
Why are atoms neutral despite having charged particles?
because, in a neutral atom, there are the same numbers of positive and negative particles that cancel each other out. for example, the attraction (or lack thereof) between an electron and hydrogen an electron is attracted to the hydrogen's proton an electron is repelled by the hydrogen's electron the attraction and repel results in the electron being neutrally affected by the atom
Why do atoms have no electric charge even through most of there particles have charges?
A neutral atom has equal numbers of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons.
