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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

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What do you call an atom with the number of electrons is different from the number of protons?

The name is ion.


What Does the number of protons always equal to?

No An atom may have less, the same, or more neutrons than protons. The number of neutrons determine which isotope of an element you have. You do expect the number of protons and electrons to be the same however. If an atom loses or gains an electron to cause the number of electrons and protons to be mismatched we call that an ion rather than an atom.


What do you call a material having atoms with the same number of electrons in orbit as the number of protons in the nucleus?

uncharged


In a normal atom how many electrons are there compared to protons?

In a "normal" atom, the number of electrons equal the number of protons. Many atoms, however, have missing or extra electrons, giving these atoms positive or negative charges, which we call ions.


What do you call an atom where the number of electrons is different from the number of protons?

An ion. If electrons are in excess over proton then it is negative ion. And if less then positive ion


If the number of electrons and protons are not the same what do you call this?

An ION NB When an atom has a balanced(equal) number of protons and electrons it is named an ATOM If an atom has an imbalance(unequal) number of protons and electrons it is named an ION (NOT an atom). e.g. Sodium (Na)_ An atom of sodium has 11 protons (+) and 11 electrons(-). When this atom is ionized it loses ONE electron. So the count is now 11 protons(+) and 10 electrons(-). It is now an ION (NOT an atom) and is symbolically represented by ' Na^(+)'. The positive(+) because 11 protons (11+) and electrons(-) because 10 electrons (10-) Adding we have 11+ 10- = 1+ Hence the plus (+) as the ionic charge, represented by ' Na^(+) '. Conversely Chlorine(Cl) An atom of chlorine has 17 protons (+) and 17 electrons(-). When this atom undergoes electron affinity it gains ONE electron. So the count is now 17 protons(+) and 18 electrons(-). It is now an ION (NOT an atom) and is symbolically represented by ' Cl^(-)'. The positive(+) because 17 protons (17+) and electrons(-) because 18 electrons (18-) Adding we have 17+ 18- = 1- Hence the negative (-) as the ionic charge, represented by ' Cl^(-) '.


What is the state of an atom with the same number of protons and electrons?

neutrally charged ones All atoms have the same number of protons and electrons, that's why they're electrically neutral. The negative charge on the electron and the positive charge on the proton are the same magnitude.If there is a difference in the number of protons and neutrons, we call the atom an Ion, and state the charge.When there are more electrons than protons, we call this an Anion (a negatively charged Ion) and when there are fewer electrons than protons, this is called a Cation (a positively charged Ion).


Why doesn't the number of protons change for a single element while the neutrons and electrons can?

Because the no. of protons is the primary property through which we call an atom to be of a particular element.


Which number is equal to the number of protons in the atom?

Nothing in an atom has the same number of electrons. Instead, all atoms are composed of protons (+1 charge) and electrons (-1 charge), and most atoms also have neutrons (no charge). The protons and neutrons are held together in a small cluster at the center of the atom called the nucleus and the number of protons identifies the type of atom (hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, etc.) The electrons move about the nucleus in volumes of space called orbitals and for neutral atoms the number of protons and electrons is the same. If the number of protons and electrons is not the same the atom has a net positive or negative charge and we call it an ion.


Atomic number equals protons?

The atomic number is defined as the number of protons in an atom. The number of electrons will always be the same if the atom is neutral- if the atom is not neutral we usually call it an ion. The number of neutrons can vary, and make what are called isotopes. For example, carbon has atomic number 6, meaning every carbon atom has 6 protons. Every neutral carbon atom has 6 electrons. Carbon can have several isotopes, the most common of which is carbon-12 and carbon-14. Carbon 12 has 6 protons and 6 neutrons, and carbon 14 has 6 protons and 8 neutrons. Answer: atomic no. of an element= no. of protons = no. of electrons while no. of neutrons = mass no. - no. of protons


What do you call the number that tells an element's location on the periodic table of elements?

Atomic number and it also tells the number of protons and electrons in an atom it is on top of the element symbol.


How do protons and electrons affect each other?

Protons don't really relate to electricity. Electron do because electricity is the flow of electrons through a wire. Protons don't really relate to electricity except in some nuclear physics applications. Electrons do because electricity, by definition, is the flow of electrons through a wire. In its most fundamental form, electricity is the movement of charged particles. Protons qualify because they are charged particles. We don't usually cause protons to "flow" like we commonly do electrons, though we do use them frequently in particle accelerators. But protons are not generally thought of as associated with "normal" electricity, which is usually considered to be the movement of electrons. It is the electron that is at the heart of electricity in the electronic world we live in. Wikipedia has all these facts and more. A link is provided.