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When the number of electrons in an atom changes what is the new atom called?
When an atom loses or gains electrons, it becomes an ion.
How does a neutral atom change when its number of protons electrons or neutrons changes?
A neutral atom has an equal number of protons and electrons, which balances its positive and negative charges. If the number of protons changes, the atom becomes a different element. If electrons are added or removed, the atom becomes an ion, gaining a negative charge (anion) or a positive charge (cation), respectively. Changes in the number of neutrons result in different isotopes of the same element, which can affect the atom's stability and radioactive properties but not its overall charge.
For the atom not to be an ion how should the number of electrons change?
In order for an atom to be an ion, it must have a charge. Atoms are naturally neutral, however, and have a charge of 0 because they have the same number of protons and electrons.In order for an atom to become an ion, it must lose or gain electrons. An atom WILL NOT become an ion if it loses or gains protons, though, because if the number of protons changes, its atomic number changes, and it becomes a different element. For example, if an atom loses one electron, it is now more positive, and its charge becomes +1.
What happens when an atom looses electron?
If the atom loses electrons, the atom becomes positively charged because the number of positively charged protons.
Does the atomic number equal to the number of electrons in an atom?
yes it does Update - Correct, the atomic number which sorts each element on to the periodic table is the amount of electrons inside an atom of that element. If an electron is lost then it becomes a positive ion but if an electron is gained the atom becomes a negative ion.
When the number of electrons in an atom changes what is the new atom called?
When an atom loses or gains electrons, it becomes an ion.
Which subatomic particle changes when an atom becomes an ion?
When an atom becomes ionized, it gains or loses electrons (usually one).
How does a neutral atom change when its number of protons electrons or neutrons changes?
A neutral atom has an equal number of protons and electrons, which balances its positive and negative charges. If the number of protons changes, the atom becomes a different element. If electrons are added or removed, the atom becomes an ion, gaining a negative charge (anion) or a positive charge (cation), respectively. Changes in the number of neutrons result in different isotopes of the same element, which can affect the atom's stability and radioactive properties but not its overall charge.
What would happen to atom if the number of protons changes Neutrons Electrons?
If the number of protons changes, the atom becomes an entirely different element. Changing the number of neutrons creates isotopes of the same element, which can have different properties. Changing the number of electrons alters the atom's charge, turning it into an ion.
When an atom gains or looses electrons what to the charge of atom?
When an atom gains electrons, it becomes negatively charged because it now has more electrons than protons. When an atom loses electrons, it becomes positively charged because it now has more protons than electrons.
The number of what identifies whether an atom carries a charge ion or is neutral?
Electrons An atom that becomes stripped of any given number electrons becomes an ion. That is my understanding. :-)
If the number of electrons and protons are not the same what do you call this?
When the number of electrons and protons are not the same in an atom, it becomes an ion. An atom becomes positively charged if it loses electrons (more protons than electrons), and negatively charged if it gains electrons (more electrons than protons).
For the atom not to be an ion how should the number of electrons change?
In order for an atom to be an ion, it must have a charge. Atoms are naturally neutral, however, and have a charge of 0 because they have the same number of protons and electrons.In order for an atom to become an ion, it must lose or gain electrons. An atom WILL NOT become an ion if it loses or gains protons, though, because if the number of protons changes, its atomic number changes, and it becomes a different element. For example, if an atom loses one electron, it is now more positive, and its charge becomes +1.
Is the charge carried by each atom equal to it's atomic number?
No. The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in the nucleus of the atoms of that element, and that number never changes in any ordinary chemical reactions. Changes in the number of protons can only occur through radioactive decay or other nuclear reactions. An atom develops a charge by gaining or losing electrons, at which point they are called ions. An atom that gains electrons becomes a negatively charged ion, and an atom that loses electrons becomes a positively charged ion.
What happens when an atom looses electron?
If the atom loses electrons, the atom becomes positively charged because the number of positively charged protons.
What happens when you increase or decrease the number of electrons in an atom?
if electrons are added to a neutral atom then it changes to a negatively charged ion (anion) and on the other hand if electrons are removed then the atom changes to positively charged ion (cation)
What do you get when the number of electrons is not the same as the number of protons?
Any imbalance in proton/electron number in an atom results in a charge. Fewer electrons makes a positive charge, while more electrons make a negative charged (obviously). Charged atoms are known as ions.
