What is the electrical charges of a atom?

Answer 1

A atom has NO electrical charges.

However, its component protons have a positive charge and its electrons have a negative charge. Because the number of protons and electrons is equal in an atoms, it means the charges are equal and opposite, so there is no charge on an atom.

However, if an atom loses or gains electrons , then it becomes an ION . Ions have charge.

e.g. Sodium ; readily ionises(loses) an electron to becomes the sodium cation 'Na^+'+ . Similarly Chlorine ; has electrons affinity and readily gains an electron to becomes the chloride anion 'Cl^-'

NB ATOMS have No chagre. When an atom loses or gains electrons it becomes an ION ; NOT an atom.

Answer 2

The electric force in an atom is described by Coulomb's Law. Electrons repel other electrons, protons repel other protons, but electrons and protons attract each other. Note that there is also a nuclear force which is stronger than the electrical force, which keeps the nucleus together despite the electromagnetic repulsion.

Answer 3

The force experienced by an electron in a electric field is:

F=eE Newtons, where E is the electric field strength in volts/meter.

Answer 4

The atoms proton and electrons are surrounded by the electric field.

Answer 5

in most cases atoms have no charge unless they are reacted with diferent atoms this is because their are a equal amount of electrons to nuetrons

Answer 6

An atom is electrically neutral unless it gains or loses electrons

Answer 7

the electron

Answer 8

It keeps the electrons in the atom.

Answer 9

proton