a neutron is neutral. it doesn't have the same number of protons and electrons, but an atom that is neutral does. A neutron has the same mass as a proton but it doesn't have a chrge. Protons are positively charged and electrons are negatively charged.
Number of protons
The number of an electron in a neutral atom is indicated by the atomic number, which is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is the same as the number of protons.
The numbers of protons and of electrons in a neutral object are the same.
First you would calculate the number of protons... the number of protons = the total mass number then the number of protons should = the nummber of electrons(unless their is a number in front of the element like +1) therefore= # of protons = # of electrons
If the atom is atomically neutral (meaning that it does not hold a charge and it's not a cation or an anion), then the number of electrons and protons in an atom will be the same. If they do hold a charge (say if it is an anion), then it would have an extra electron. If it was positively charged, then an electron would be lost.
Yes i believe it does.
Regular elements contain regular neutron number and the same number of protons and neutrons. Isotopes have different neutron numbers than the original element, but the same number of protons and electrons.
The neutron. Unless it is an isotope, which has a different number of neutrons.
NO. Isotopes are forms of an element that have the same numbers of protons and electrons, but differing numbers of neutrons. For example Helium-3 has two protons, two electrons, and one neutron and Helium-4 has two protons, two electrons, and two neutrons.A form of an element that has a different number of electrons than the number of protons is an "ion".
Protons and neutrons have almost the same mass.
A neutron and a proton almost have the same mass. A neutron and 1,840 electrons almost have the same mass.
They have the same number of protons (54) and electrons. 130Xe has one more neutron in the nucleus.
Naturally, all elements have the same number of electrons and protons.
An isotope of nitrogen will always have 7 protons, as this defines the element. However, it can have a different number of neutrons, thus changing the mass number of the isotope. The number of electrons in an isotope is equal to the number of protons to maintain overall charge neutrality.
No, only atoms of the same element have the same number of protons and electrons.
atomic number is the amount of protons, equal to the atomic number, the electrons, minus the mass number atomic number is the amount of protons, equal to the atomic number, the electrons, minus the mass number atomic number is the amount of protons, equal to the atomic number, the electrons, minus the mass number
All elements are made of the same subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons. Oxygen and Gold are both made out of these same particles, just in different numbers. There is one element that lacks a neutron, and that is hydrogen-1, but it is still made of protons and electrons, in this case, one of each.