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What state of matter consisting of high temp gas with balanced positively and negatively charged particles?
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∙ 11y ago
A mixture of free-moving ions and electrons is called a plasma.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey all could have one or more free electrons that question is misleading
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∙ 9y agoIt is plasma called.
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∙ 13y agoplasma
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∙ 11y agoPlasma
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∙ 11y agoA Plasma.
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What is the difference between an element and its ion?
An element has it's protons balanced with electrons. The ion of an element is unbalanced: either positively charged if it lost an electron or negatively charged if it gained one.
When does an atom become electrically balanced?
An atom gains a net charge by losing or gaining one or more electrons. If an atom loses one or more electrons, it will become a positively charged ion. If it gains one or more electrons, it will become a negatively charged ion.
What is the difference between a metal in its elemental state and a metal ion?
The elemental state has it's protons balanced with electrons. the metal ion is unbalanced either positively or negatively.
What happens when a atom gains an electron?
When an atom gains an electron it becomes an ion with a charge of negative one. This charge comes from the electron's negativity, which changes the atom's balanced ratio of electrons to protons.
Most atoms have equal numbers of?
an atom has a no charge or has a net charge zero as it contains equal number of electrons and protons .for example a sodium atom Na has 11 protons and 11 electrons .mathematically +11_11 =0 hence no charge .
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.
The positive charge of the nucleus is balanced by negatively charged particles called?
electrons
Is argon electrically balanced?
Yes it is. It has 18 protons (positively charged species) and18 electrons (negatively charged species)
What kind of charge do protons in an atom make?
A proton has a charge of +1. Atoms are not charged because the positively charged protons are balanced by the negatively charged electrons.
Why do elements have no electrical charge?
In an electrically neutral, there are as many oppositely charged particles as the electrons. Therefore, the net electrical charge come out to be zero.
How an atom becomes postively or negatively charged when it loses or gains electrons?
An atom is electrically neutral only because the positively charged protons in the nucleus are balanced by the negatively charged electrons orbiting them. Therefore if an atom looses or gains an electrons, the balance is disrupted and an atom overall becomes positively or negatively charged. Loss of electrons will make the atom positvely charged and vice versa.
What is the difference between an element and its ion?
An element has it's protons balanced with electrons. The ion of an element is unbalanced: either positively charged if it lost an electron or negatively charged if it gained one.
Is an atom positively negatively or neutrally charged?
If i remember correctly, and atom is neutraly charged. It becomes positively charged or neagative due to induction, contact, static and something else In an atoms nucleus, there are protons, which are positively charged, neutrons, which don't have a charge, and electrons, which are negatively charged. it depends if the atoms are the same compared to the protons it would be negativley charged and when it is in excess it is positivley charged
What are the electrical balances and imbalances of an atom?
Well, an electrically balanced atom aka a neutral atom has an even number of electrons and protons. If an atom has more or less electrons than it does protons it is either negatively charged, or positvely charged. These positively/negatively charged atoms are also called ions.
When does an atom become electrically balanced?
An atom gains a net charge by losing or gaining one or more electrons. If an atom loses one or more electrons, it will become a positively charged ion. If it gains one or more electrons, it will become a negatively charged ion.
Why a peace of paper attracted towards a charged object?
Most of the time, in an object, its negative and positive charges are balanced, which makes it a neutrally-charged object. Sometimes, when some objects come into contact with other things, they gather more charges of one type. If there are more electrons, they are negatively-charged. If there are more protons, they are positively-charged. Because opposites attract, an object which is negatively-charged will attract another object which is positively-charged and vice versa.
What is the electric charges that builds up on an object that has gained or lost electrons?
If an object is negatively charged, it has an excess of electrons. If it is positively charged, there are atoms which are short of electrons so you observe the positive charges of the atomic nuclei which are no longer balanced by the electrons that were normally in place.
