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How does the atomic number of an element compare with the number of electrons that normally surround the nucleus?
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∙ 11y ago
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.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe atomic number tells you how many protons an atom has. In a neutral atom, the number of protons and electrons are the same because protons are positively charged and electrons are negatively charged.
In a neutral atom, there has to be the same amount to balance the forces so the number of electrons is the same as the atomic number and the number of protons.
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∙ 11y agoThe number of protons is usually the same as the number of electrons!:)
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∙ 10y agoThe two numbers are the same.
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∙ 13y agoTRUE!
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When fluorine bonds with another element the electrons do what?
Fluorine has a stronger attraction to electrons than any other element, so when it bonds to another element that element is going to either donate electrons to the fluorine, or share electrons with fluorine getting the disproportionate share.
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The element is helium, with symbol He.
The number of electrons in the outermost shell of an element is 5 what is its valency and why?
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Electrons of the 19th element?
The 19th element is potassium, which has the atomic symbol K. It has 19 electrons, including one valence electron that can be easily lost.
Which element has a mass number of 40 and only has 2 valance electrons?
The element that has a mass number of and two valence electrons is an isotope of calcium.
What element normally has 10 electrons?
Neon, (Ne)
How do the number of electrons compare in two isotopes in an element?
In a neutral atom, the number of electrons equals the number of protons. Isotopes of the same element also have the same number of electrons and the electronic structure.
How many electrons surround the central Xe atom?
The atomic number from a periodic table is the number of electrons each known element has in its orbit. The atomic number of Xe is 54, therefore Xenon (Xe) has 54 electrons in its orbit.
What element has 51 protons and 52 electrons?
51 protons defines the element as antimony (Sb). It normally has 51 electrons, so with 52 electrons, it would be Sb with a 1- charge.
How do the numbers of protons neutrons and electrons for an element compare?
In the neutral state, all atoms of the same element contain equal numbers of protons and electrons. However, most elements have atoms with different numbers of neutrons. These are called isotopes.
What is atomic strucutre?
IT is the electrons on element IT is the electrons on element
Is the electron cloud of an atom the isotope?
No.The cloud of electrons surround the atomic nucleus and, for each individual element, there are a different number of electrons in the cloud. This number of electrons is matched by the samenumber of protons in the atomic nucleus.However, the atomic nucleus also contains neutrons, and there is a variable number of neutrons in the nucleus. It is this variation in the number of neutrons that makes the isotopes of an element.
Does an electron determine what element it is?
The number of protons determine which element an atom is and normally the number of electrons is equal to it. Strip an electron off an iron atom and you have an ionised iron atom.
Is NO nonpolar?
NO is polar. If you compare the electronegativities (how strongly the element pulls on electrons) N 3.04 O 3.44 ( bigger therefore pulls electrons harder) The electrons will be drawn to the oxygen causing it to be slightly negative, and the N to be slightly positive.
What element has a 42 numbers for electrons?
Molybdenum is the element that has 42 electrons.
How do you hook up surround sound to element tv?
I tried to do this and there is no way you can have surround sound on that tv.
Dot diagrams are used to represent?
A dot diagram (also called an Electron Dot Diagram, and a Lewis Structure) is a way to show the valence electrons that surround an element. See related link for a good lesson on how to make a dot diagram.
