Each proton has exactly one positive charge.
Each electron has exactly one negative charge.
One positive charge perfectly cancels one negative charge.
So all you need to do is add six postive charges and 14 negative charges to get your answer.
If the atom is stable and neutral, it will have 14 electrons. If it has a positive charge it will have less electrons, and if it has a negative charge it will have more electrons.
Assuming that the atom has no charge, the atom will have seven electrons. If the atom is positive, you subtract the charge from the atomic number to find the number of electrons. If the atom is negative, you add the charge to the atomic number to find the number of electrons.
This is a chemical element. You can find the how many electron in a single atom by using a periodic table.
3 valance electrons,13 electrons,13 protons,14 neutrons
Carbon 14 has 6 protons, 8 neutrons, and (in the neutral atom) 6 electrons.
If the atom is stable and neutral, it will have 14 electrons. If it has a positive charge it will have less electrons, and if it has a negative charge it will have more electrons.
The charge of an atom is determined by the difference between its protons and electrons. In this case, the atom would have a +3 charge since it has 13 protons and 10 electrons, leading to an excess of positive charge.
Silicon's atomic number is 14, meaning it has 14 protons. Each of these protons carries a charge of +1, thus silicon has 14 positive charges in it. So, in order for it to have no charge, it must be balanced by 14 negative charges; therefore, neutral silicon has 14 electrons.
13 protons and 14 neutrons. The fact that its an ion doesn't change that ... only the number of electrons.
A silicon-28 atom has 14 protons, 14 neutrons, and 14 electrons. The number of protons determines the element (silicon in this case), the sum of protons and neutrons gives the atomic mass of the isotope (28 in this case), and the number of electrons balances the charge to make the atom electrically neutral.
The overall charge of an ion is determined by the difference between the number of protons (positive charge) and electrons (negative charge). In this case, there are 12 protons and 10 electrons, leading to a net positive charge of +2. The number of neutrons does not affect the overall charge of an ion.
the nucleus of silicon contains neutrons and protons. neutrons are electrically neutral. The atomic no. of Si is 14, which means the Si nucleus contains 14 protons, so the charge at the nucleus of silicon atom is +14
Well, since the question stresses the word "neutral" it's safe to assume that the answer they're looking for is "equal numbers of protons and electrons"; or further, "14 protons and 14 electrons".An atom is neutral when the number of electrons balances the number of protons. Because the positive charge of a proton cancels out the negative charge of an electron, equal numbers cause the particle to have no net charge - neutral.
Carbon-14 has 6 protons and 8 neutrons in its nucleus, making it an isotope of carbon. Since it is a neutral atom, it also has 6 electrons, which balance the positive charge of the protons in the nucleus.
Assuming that the atom has no charge, the atom will have seven electrons. If the atom is positive, you subtract the charge from the atomic number to find the number of electrons. If the atom is negative, you add the charge to the atomic number to find the number of electrons.
Atoms have protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons and electrons have electric charge, but neutrons do not. Protons are positively charged, and electrons are negatively charged. An atom has the same number of protons and electrons. Because the atom has same amounts of positively and negatively charged particles, the atom is neutral and has no electric charge. The only time an atom becomes electrically charged is if it loses or gains protons or electrons to throw off the balance. For example, we know that hydrogen only has 1 proton, 1 neutron, and 1 electron. This hydrogen atom has not electric charge. Later on, the hydrogen atom gains a proton. This would mean that there is more positive charge than negative charge in the atom. The hydrogen atom is now electrically charged.
Every element has a set number of protons. Always. Electrons are determined by the charge on the atom. If it is positive, it has fewer electrons than protons; if it is negative, it has more electrons than protons. Isotopes are atoms with different numbers of neutrons. So, neutral carbon-12 has 6 protons, 6 electrons, and 12 neutrons. Likewise, neutral carbon-14 has 6 protons, 6 electrons, and 14 neutrons. Carbon-12 and carbon-14 are isotopes