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In metal conductors, an electric current is a flow of negatively-charged electrons, not atoms. The electrons flow as a result of a difference in electric charge across the ends of the conductor. Incidentally, 'flow' is not a very good description, because electrons move through the conductor extremely slowly -in fact, an electron in a flashlight's lamp filament is unlikely to make it through that filament in the lifetime of the battery!
On the other hand, negatively-charged atoms (negative ions) do move through conducting liquids or electrolytes. This is because, in liquids, ions are free to move and, under the influence of an external electric field, negative ions do move through electrolytes.
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What is true of an atoms's nucleus?
negatively charged and takes up most of the atoms space Takes up most of the atoms mass and is negatively charged
Are atoms normally negatively charged?
No - atoms are always neutral. The number of protons is balanced by a equal number of electrons. Ions, on the other hand, may be positively or negatively charged, depending on whether they have lost or gained electrons.
The negatively charged particles in atoms are called?
Electrons
Why do atoms have no electric charge even through most of there particles have charges?
A neutral atom has equal numbers of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons.
Are atoms are composed of?
atoms are made up of positively charged protons, negatively charged electrons and electrically neutral neutrons
Are electron negatively charged atoms?
No. An electron is negatively charged but it is not an atom. It is a subatomic particle and the negatively charged component of an atom.
What is true of an atoms's nucleus?
negatively charged and takes up most of the atoms space Takes up most of the atoms mass and is negatively charged
What is a negatively charged particle that is one of three basic building blocks of atoms?
Electrons are negatively charged and are found with protons and neutrons in atoms.
Negatively charged particles?
Electrons are the negatively charged particles in atoms. This is not an entertainment and arts question.
Are positively and negatively charged atoms?
No, ions are.
What kind of charged does an atom have?
Atoms are neutrally, positively, or negatively charged.
Are atoms normally negatively charged?
No - atoms are always neutral. The number of protons is balanced by a equal number of electrons. Ions, on the other hand, may be positively or negatively charged, depending on whether they have lost or gained electrons.
The negatively charged particles in atoms are called?
Electrons
What is a positively or negativity charged atoms?
An ion is both positively and negatively charged.
Why do atoms have no electric charge even through most of there particles have charges?
A neutral atom has equal numbers of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons.
Are atoms are composed of?
atoms are made up of positively charged protons, negatively charged electrons and electrically neutral neutrons
What is in the cloud of negatively charged particles that surrounds an atoms?
electrons
