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What do you get when the number of electrons is not the same as the number of protons?
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∙ 13y ago
Any imbalance in proton/electron number in an atom results in a charge. Fewer electrons makes a positive charge, while more electrons make a negative charged (obviously). Charged atoms are known as ions.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoA change in electrons from a neutral atom creates an ion.
If electrons are added (e>p), it is a anion (negative charge).
If elections are taken away (e<p), it is a cation (positive charge).
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∙ 13y agoWhen an atom loses or gains electrons to become stable it becomes an ion. The number of electrons and protons is then not the same.
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In a neutral atom the number of electrons equals the number of what?
The number of electrons should equal the number of protons, otherwise you have an ion.
Are there the same amount of protons as there are of electrons in and atom?
NoYes. A neutral atom will have the same number of protons and electrons.
Atoms are electrically neutral because they have the same number of?
It has the same number of protons and electrons. Because protons have got positive charges while the electrons have got negative charges, so if their amount is the same, the atom will be a neutral one.
How many protons electrons and neutrons in chromium?
There are 24 protons in Chromium (Cr). The atomic number of an element is the same as the number of protons.
How many electrons are in mendelevium?
101 electrons...to find the number of electrons in an element, you need to know the number of protons. There are the same amount of protons as electrons. The number of protons is the same number as the atomic number. Mendelevium has 101 as its atomic number therefore 101 protons and therefore 101 electrons.
How many electrons versus protons in an atom?
The number of electrons should = the number of protons.
In an atom the number of electrons must be the same as the number of?
protons, because the protons are positive and the electrons are negative so to have a neutral atom the protons and electrons must be balanced
What atom has the same number of protons and electrons?
Naturally, all elements have the same number of electrons and protons.
Do all atom have the same number of electrons or protons?
No, only atoms of the same element have the same number of protons and electrons.
How are the number of protons and the number of electrons related?
They are the same.
Do protons and electrons have the same number?
Yes, the atomic number is equal to the number of protons. The number of protons is also equal to the number of electrons
In a neutral atom the number of electrons equals the number of what?
The number of electrons should equal the number of protons, otherwise you have an ion.
How do you find the number of protons electrons of an element?
The atomic number of the element is the number of protons, therefore there has to be the same amount of electrons to protons.
Two atoms will always have the same atomic number if they have the same?
Number of protons
What substance has the same number of protons and electrons?
All neutral atoms have the same number of protons and electrons as they are electrically neutral.
What do you need to build a neutral atom?
The atom needs to have the same number of electrons as it has protons.
How many electrons has an atom?
An atom has the same number of electrons as it does protons, and the number of protons determines what element it is.
