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Electrically charged atoms are known as ions. Ions occur when an atom looses or gains electrons. A normal atom is neutral, because it has the same number of positive protons and negative neutrons. When electrons are lost or gained, the atom can become positive (a cation) or negative (an anion). When an atom is positeve or negative, it is electrically charged.
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Is an electric charge a property of just electricity or is charge a property of all atoms?
Atoms contain both positive (protons) and negative (electrons) electric charges. But in the vast majority of atoms these positive and negative electric charges balance, canceling and resulting in zero total electric charge. When electrons detach from atoms we generate electricity. Where there are fewer electrons there is a positive charge. Where there are more electrons there is a negative charge. When two places have different charges we get an electric voltage. When electrons flow from a negatively charged place to a positively charged place we get an electric current.
Who discovered that atoms have negative electric charge?
There were several scientists that discovered that atoms contained electric charges. One of the first to look at their charges more closely was J.J. Thomson.
Is a molecule of dissimilar elements with a net charge remaining is called a polyatomic ion?
No, a polyatomic ion is a molecule composed of two or more atoms covalently bonded that carries a net charge. A molecule of dissimilar elements with a net charge is generally referred to as an ion, but not specifically as a polyatomic ion unless it contains multiple atoms of different elements.
What is a group of atoms with with a positive or negative charge?
A polyatomic ion is a group of atoms with a charge.
What are negatively charged particles in atoms called?
.The electron is a subatomic particle that carries a negative electrical charge.(The proton carries a positive charge, and the neutron carries no charge.)In the atom the electron is negatively charged.
An atom that carries an electric charge is called a neutron?
An atom that carries an electric charge is called an ion, not a neutron. Neutrons are subatomic particles found in the nucleus of atoms that have no charge. Ions are formed when atoms gain or lose electrons, resulting in a net positive or negative charge.
What are atoms with a positive electric charge called?
Cations.
What is an atom or a group of atoms called with an electric charge?
That's called an ion.
Are atoms the carry an electric charge?
Atoms have NO electric charge, only ions have (+ or -)
What is the name of a particle with an electric charge?
The particle with an electric charge is called the proton. It makes up part of an atoms nucleus.
Ions are atoms that carry an electric charge?
Atoms carry a positive charge on the proton and a negative charge on the electron, usually these cancel out.
Atoms have what kinds of electric charge?
As a rule, atoms do not have a charge, that is why they are atoms.Different parts of the atom has a charge:proton - relative mass of 1 - charge of +1neutron - relative mass of 1 - charge of 0electron - relative mass of about 1/2000 - charge of -1A atom has a equal number of electons and a equal number of protons, and so no charge
What are atoms that carry an electric charge?
An atom that does not have a neutral charge is called an ion. It has an unequal number of protons and electrons.
What are the components of the atoms that carries a positive charge?
Protons.
Is a proton matter or energy?
A proton is a subatomic particle and is considered to be a form of matter. It is one of the building blocks of atoms and carries a positive electric charge.
What is a Particle with a neutral charge called?
A particle with a neutral charge is called a neutron. Neutrons are subatomic particles found in the nucleus of atoms alongside protons, and they do not carry any electric charge.
Which particles in atoms have a electric charge?
electrons
