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What does it mean if an atom is said to be charged?

It means that the atom has more or less electrons than protons, making it either positive (less electrons than proton), or negative (more electrons than protons).


What is the atom with the most electrons than protons is called?

If you mean an atom with more electrons than protons it is called an ion. More specifically an anion (negatively charged)


When an atom is negative or positive?

An atom is negative when there are more electrons which gives it that negative charge. An atom is positive when there are less electrons than protons.


What is the atoms charge if there are more protons than electrons in the atom?

positive!(: more protons = positive more electrons = negative say an atom has 2 more protons than electrons, it has a charge of 2+ if it had 3 more electrons than protons, it has a charge of 3- if electrons are taken away, what will the charge be? answer: positive, because there are less electrons same works vice versa. hope i helped! source: 8th grade science class(:


Is the number of protons the positive charge of an atom?

The charge of an atom depends on the electrons compared to protons. Electrons being negatively charged, protons being positive. If there are more protons, the atom is positive, and if there are more electrons, the atom is negative.


When an atom has more electrons than protons it is?

An atom with more protons than electrons is a cation.


Atom that has equal number of protons and electrons?

That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.


What effect does the charge of the atom have on the number of protons?

The number of protons compared to electrons is what determines the charge of the atom. If there are more protons than electrons the atom is positively charged. If there's more electrons than protons the atom is negatively charged. Does this answer your question?


An atom that has more or fewer electrons than it has protons is called?

More electrons = negatively charged = anion Less electrons = positively charged = cation


What is an atom called when the number of protons is not equal to the number of electrons?

An ion. If there are less electrons than protons, the atom gains a positive charge and is called a cation. If there are more electrons than protons, the atom gains a negative charge and is called an anion.


If a calcium atom has twenty protons then how many electrons would it have?

20 (any more or less and it would be an ion not an atom)


Does a negative ion have more protons or electrons?

Protons are positively charged. Neutrons are neutrally charged. Electrons are negatively charged. Therefore if an atom is positively charged, it could have any amount of protons or neutrons, one does not need to be more than the other. However we can say it will definitely have more protons than electrons.