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Is a charge indicated on neutral atoms?

No, a charge is not indicated on neutral atoms. Neutral atoms have an equal number of protons and electrons, resulting in no overall charge. When an atom gains or loses electrons, it becomes an ion, which carries a positive or negative charge, respectively.


What happens to the atom that causes a neutral object to become charged?

When an atom loses or gains electrons, it becomes ionized and can create a charged object when it interacts with other atoms. If an atom loses electrons, it becomes positively charged, and if it gains electrons, it becomes negatively charged. This imbalance of electrons between atoms creates an electric charge on the object.


Is a atom that loses electrons have a negative charge?

if it can lose an electron it will have a positive charge. to begin with in a neutral state it has no charge it has an equal amount of protons (positively charged) in the nucleus as it has electrons (negatively charged particles) around the nucleus. Hence in loosing an electron the balance shifts to a positive over all charge. not all elements can become ions like this.


What is an atoms charge when it has 20 electrons 20 neutrons and 20 protons but then it loses two electrons?

This atoms charge would be +2. Electrons are negative, protons are positive, when they are in equal amounts they balance out to zero, when you lose electrons you have more protons, so the atom becomes positively charged.


What charge of an atom that loses electrons?

A Positive Charge.

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What happens to the charge of an atom that loses electrons?

it gets positive charge


What happens if atom loses electron?

When an atom loses electrons it becomes ionized and more positive a charge. Losing an electron can cause this atom to react with other atoms.


How does an atom keep its charge?

An atom's charge changes when it gains or loses electrons. Atoms naturally tend to lose or gain electrons to level out at eight valence electrons (valence electrons are electrons in the outermost energy level), so the only atoms that keep their charge are ions with eight valence electrons or the Noble Gases, atoms on the far right of the periodic table that have eigth valence electrons and a nuetral charge.


What happens to the atom that causes a neutral object to become charged?

When an atom loses or gains electrons, it becomes ionized and can create a charged object when it interacts with other atoms. If an atom loses electrons, it becomes positively charged, and if it gains electrons, it becomes negatively charged. This imbalance of electrons between atoms creates an electric charge on the object.


Is a atom that loses electrons have a negative charge?

if it can lose an electron it will have a positive charge. to begin with in a neutral state it has no charge it has an equal amount of protons (positively charged) in the nucleus as it has electrons (negatively charged particles) around the nucleus. Hence in loosing an electron the balance shifts to a positive over all charge. not all elements can become ions like this.


What is an atoms charge when it has 20 electrons 20 neutrons and 20 protons but then it loses two electrons?

This atoms charge would be +2. Electrons are negative, protons are positive, when they are in equal amounts they balance out to zero, when you lose electrons you have more protons, so the atom becomes positively charged.


What heppens when a atom gains or loses electrons?

When an atom gains or loses electrons, it gains a negative or positive charge respectively. Atoms generally try to gain enough electrons to fill their outer, valence electron shell. For the first shell the number of electrons is 2 and for all others, atoms usually want 8 electrons.


What charge of an atom that loses electrons?

A Positive Charge.


When an atom loses an electron what happens to the atoms charge?

it gets a postive charge hope this helps good luck


What happens when aluminum loses 3 electrons?

When aluminum loses 3 electrons, it forms a 3+ ion, meaning it has a positive charge of +3. This allows the aluminum atom to achieve a stable electron configuration similar to a noble gas, typically by forming bonds with other atoms to fill its outer electron shell.


What happens to the object that loses electrons after rubbing 2 objects together?

The object that loses electrons becomes positively charged, as it has more positive protons than negative electrons. This imbalance in charge may cause the object to attract other objects with a negative charge.


How do you charge atoms?

Atoms cannot be charged directly. However, they can become charged by gaining or losing electrons. When an atom gains electrons, it becomes negatively charged (anion), and when it loses electrons, it becomes positively charged (cation).