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The charge of a cation tells how many more protons than electrons it has. For example Fe3+ has three more protons than electrons. However these protons were not gained, since an element always has the same number of protons no matter what its charge is. So in order for an element to have more protons than electrons it has to lose the electrons.

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Ions always has an unequal number of?

Ions always have an unequal number of protons and electrons, resulting in a net electric charge. This charge can be positive if there are more protons than electrons, or negative if there are more electrons than protons. The number of neutrons in an ion can vary.


What is the charge on an ion with 65 protons and 61 electrons?

There are more protons than electrons, and since protons are positive, the ion will be positive. Because there are two more protons, the charge is +2.


How is a atom different from an ion?

atoms have neutral or no charge. ions have a charge whether positive or negative and have either more protons than neutrons and vice versa.An atom has an equal amount of Electrons and Protons, but an ion is a particle with an uneven amount of Protons and Electrons. A Cation, having more Protons than Electrons and an Anion, having more Electrons than Protons.


What atom has two more protons and two more electrons than bromine?

Bromine has 35 protons and 35 electrons (if it is neutral). Rubidium has 37 protons and 37 electrons (if it is neutral as well). The atomic number is equivalent to the number of protons in an atom. You can easily solve this problem by looking at your periodic table, finding Bromine (Br) and then moving 2 atoms along the chart. There you will find Rubidium.


What is the charge on an ion with 75 protons and 71 electronss?

The charge on an ion is determined by the difference between the number of protons and electrons. In this case, there are more protons (75) than electrons (71), so the ion would have a positive charge. The charge on the ion would be +4, since there are 4 more protons than electrons.

Related Questions

Does Anions have more protons than electrons?

anions have more electrons than protons


What ions have more electrons than protons?

Anions have more electrons than protons. Anions are negatively charged ions, which means they have gained one or more electrons compared to the number of protons present in their nucleus. This electron gain gives them a net negative charge.


what charge of an ion have if it had more electrons than protons?

An ion that has more electrons than protons has a negative charge.


What has more electrons than protons?

An ion with a negative charge has more electrons than protons. This means that the number of electrons exceeds the number of protons in the atom, giving it a net negative charge.


Does the number of electrons equal the number of protons in an atom?

In a balanced atom, yes. There are exceptions, however. Anions are atoms with more electrons than protons (negative charge). Cations are atoms with more protons than electrons (positive charge). Cations and Anions bond readily through ionic bonds. EXAMPLE: Na+ Cl- (Sodium Chloride)


When an atom has more electrons than protons it is?

An atom with more protons than electrons is a cation.


Atom that has equal number of protons and electrons?

That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.


When an atom has more electrons that protons it is?

An anion is an ion with more electrons than protons.


What is am atom that has more or fewer electrons than it has protons?

An atom with more electrons than protons is called an anion and has a negative charge. Conversely, an atom with fewer electrons than protons is called a cation and has a positive charge. These charged atoms are formed through the process of gaining or losing electrons.


What is true of all atoms that are anions A more electrons than protons B more protons than electrons C fewer protons than neutral atom of same element D more neutrons than protons E net charge is 1-?

Answer A is correct: there are more electrons than protons. However, if a particle is an anion, it is not an atom. Atoms are electrically neutral.


What does a charge on a ion indicate about the number of protons and electrons?

The charge on an ion indicates the imbalance between the number of protons and electrons. If an ion has a positive charge, it has more protons than electrons. If it has a negative charge, it has more electrons than protons.


Do all atoms that are anions have more electrons than protons?

Atom that are anions have two more electrons than it has in protons.