Ferrous ions are iron atoms minus two electrons. An iron atom has 26 each of protons and electrons, as shown by the fact that the atomic number of iron is 26. Therefore, a ferrous ion has 26 protons and 24 electrons.
16 protons and 18 electrons
The charge on a carbonate ion is -2; therefore, the ion has two more electrons than protons.
S for sulfur because the number of protons tells you the atomic number with is 16 and 16 is sulfur. The electrons means it is an ion with two more electrons than protons. The neutrons have no charge but add mass to the element.
In Ferric ion there are 5 electrons in 'd' orbitals so 'd' is half filled which is stable electronic configuration in Ferrous ion 'd' orbitals have 6 electrons.
The atomic number is the number of protons in the atom. In the case of a neutral atom (as opposed to an ion), the atomic number is also equal to the total number of electrons.
Lithium ion is Li^1+ and the number of protons is 3 and the number of electrons is 2.
No. By definition an ion is electrically charged and so must have a different number of protons and electrons. A chloride ion has 17 protons and 18 electrons.
Protons = 16 Electrons = 18
16 protons and 18 electrons
All atoms have the same number of protons and electrons, but an atom with a different number of protons and neutrons is called and isotope
In a neutral iron (Fe) atom, the number of protons is 26, which is the atomic number of iron. The number of neutrons can vary, but the most common isotope of iron, Fe-56, has 30 neutrons. Since the atom is neutral, it will have an equal number of electrons as the number of protons, so it also has 26 electrons.
Protons are positively charged and electrons are negatively charged. An ion with 8 protons and 10 electons would have a charge of 2- as there are 2 more electrons than protons.As this ion has 8 protons is must have an atomic number of 8 (oxygen) so the species in question is O2-.If an ion has more protons than electrons it will be positively charged.
The number of electrons should equal the number of protons, otherwise you have an ion.
a negative ion means that an electron(s) has been gained. therefore, there will be a higher number of electrons than protons, as the number of protons will not change
The charge of an ion can be calculated by adding up the protons and subtracting the electrons. When oxygen with 8 protons has 8 electrons it is neutral, when it has 7 electrons it is positively charged.
No. The number of protons and electrons is the same, resulting in a neutral atom (magnesium in this case). In order to be an ion the number of protons and electrons must be different.
A neutral atom has an equal number of protons and electrons. Protons are positively charged, and electrons are negatively charged. Therefore if you have an ion with a -1 charge, it has one extra electron. So your ion has 85 protons.