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When objects become charged it is electrons that are transferred from one object to another rather than protrons?
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∙ 14y ago
1) Electrons are only a thousands of the mass of protons.
2) Electrons are held to an atom by electromagnetic forces,
the protons are held by the strong force ... which is much more powerful.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 16y agoProtons, which are positively charged, can be considered as electricity (in its most basic form). But protons are busy being part of atomic nuclei. If a proton is wandering around by itself, it will capture an electron and create a hydrogen atom. Always. Any other protons around are part of other atomic nuclei. So protons aren't generally thought of as electricity or as "components of current" like we consider electrons. Electricity is almost exclusively the province of the electron. When charges are separated, it is the electron that does the "moving" to effect the transference of charge. By the simple mechanism of separating two things, electrons are pulled out of their Fermi energy levels and into a conduction band to effect charge transference and the creation of a static charge. Anyone who has used plastic wrap has caused (by what is called triboelectric effect) the separation of charges and the creation of a static differential. (That is what makes the wrap so difficult to maneuver to suit its use.) Electrons are mobile. Protons are generally not. Protons are not available under any "normal circumstances" to participate in charge transfer. They're busy being nucleons, either being an atomic nucleus (as in hydrogen) or part of a collection of other nucleons (protons and neutrons) to be the nucleus of another atom.
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∙ 15y agoElectrons form clouds around the atom. Some electrons are very distant from the nucleus of the atom and that distance makes it very easy for the electron to break away. The protons are centered in the nucleus with the strong nuclear force holding them together making it a lot harder to break off.
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∙ 14y agoProtons are enormously massive in comparison to electrons, and attempting to remove them from the nucleus would be near impossible. Plus, the electrons are on the outside of the atom structure, and moving them would not change the substance conducting the electricity.
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∙ 11y agoA proton is approximately 2000 times heavier than an electron. It therefore has greater inertia. In addition, protons get bound up in the nucleus by their attraction to neutrons (which are slightly heavier than protons). All the particles in any given atomic nucleus are connected to each other, by the strong nuclear force. So you really have to compare the mass of the whole nucleus to that of an electron, and even a relatively light element such as carbon has, in a typical isotope, 12 particles in its nucleus having a total weight which is 24,000 times that of an electron (approximately). This is a very big difference.
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∙ 14y agoYes. Electrons exist in energy levels around the nucleus of an atom and can bounce between different atoms which will change the charge.
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What happens when you rub vinyl with wool cloth?
You build a charge when rubbing vinyl with a wool cloth. The wool cloth is very weak in holding electrons so when you rub it with the ebonite rod the electrons transfer onto the rod. The rod is negatively charged (assuming that the rod was neutrally charged). The wool becomes positively charged (assuming that the wool was neutrally charged)
What is the meaning of statically charged?
To be statically charged means that an object has more of one type of particles than another. For example, if an object with more electrons than protons is negatively charged so we say that the object has built up a static charge.
A cat becomes negatively charged when it's brushed. How does the electric charge on the brush compare to the charge on the cat?
An object becomes negatively charged when electrons are transferred to it from another object it comes in contact with that has a higher negative charge. Therefore, the brush must have more a electrons than the cat and a higher negative charge.
What part of an atom moves when charged?
the electrons
The particles inside an atom that are negatively charged are called?
The negatively charged particles that move around the atom's nucleus is called electrons.
What are charged particles that form when one or more valence electrons are transferred from one atom to another?
Ionic bond
What particle is transferred when a neutral object is charged?
The electrons. :)
What kind of bond is formed when electrons are transferred to one another?
An ionic bond forms when one atom transfers electrons to another atom. When this occurs, the atom that loses the electrons becomes a positively charged ion and the atom that gains the electrons becomes a negatively charged ion. The oppositely charged ions form an electrostatic attraction to one another, which is the ionic bond.
What is the attractive force between oppositley charged ion which forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another?
an ionic bond
When a cation forms are more electrons transferred to it?
A cation is a positively charged ion. Thus, it would have fewer electrons than a non ionic form of the same element, so electrons are transferred away.
Can a negative charged object attract other negative charged objects?
objects can be negatively charged when it is rubbed with another object; a woolen cloth for example. this is because the electrons from the woolen cloth will be transferred to the object which is being rubbed! only electrons can be transferred to the object and make the object becomes negatively charged.
How ions are formed?
Ions are formed when electrons are transferred among atoms (gained or lost). The charge is determined by the inequal number of protons and electrons. A negatively-charged atom (more electrons than protons) is called an "anion." A positively-charged atom (fewer electrons than protons) is called a "cation." The electrons are located outside the nucleus, while the protons are inside the nucleus. Thus electrons are the charged particles being transferred from one atom to another and not the protons.
What are some examples of charging by contact?
When a charged object touches another object. Electrons can be transferred through friction. Electrons can also be transferred through contact and conduction. You can charge a neutral object by contact with a charged object. Charging by contact happens when electrons move from one object to a neutral object.
When cations form are more electrons transferred to it?
A cation is a positively charged ion. Thus, it would have fewer electrons than a non ionic form of the same element, so electrons are transferred away.
Why does a glass rod get positively charged when rubbed with rubber?
electrons are transferred from glass to rubber
What bond is formed between ions?
An ionic bond. When one atom loses electrons and another gains them, the two atoms become positively charged (when losing electrons) or negatively charged ( when gaining electrons) and the ions (charged atoms) are then attracted to each other.
What happens to electrons when atoms form an ionic bond?
In an ionic bond, one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another. The atom that loses one or more electrons becomes a positively charged ion, and the atom that gains one or more electrons becomes a negatively charged ion. The ionic bond is an electrostatic attraction between the oppositely charged ions.
