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You get charge discrepancies in the atom. So an atom that has more electrons than protons (say a chlorine anion) will have a net, negative charge. An atom that has more protons than electrons will have a net positive charge. A charged particle is more reactive than a neutral one.
The symbol for an alpha particle is 24He2+. The first 2 means that there are 2 protons. The second 2+ means that the net charge is +2, which means, since there are 2 protons, that there are no electrons. The result is that an alpha particle is a helium nucleus without its electrons, i.e. 2 protons and 2 neutrons, but no electrons.
its charge is 0. Protons have a positive charge, while electrons have a negative charge (neutrons have no charge at all). So ten protons will balance out ten electrons, making the net charge 0.
When it's ions have more elecrons than protons
The dissipation of charge comes from electron flow, regardless of how it was charged. The balance of electrons (which have a negative charge) to protons (which are positively charged) determine if the charge of the object. Protons are in the nucleus and will not leave the nucleus without some sort of nuclear reaction or decay. Also, if protons leave or are added to the nucleus, the element changes. Electrons orbit the nucleus, and are much easier to get to move from one atom to another. By rubbing two objects together, electrons can move from one of the objects to the other. If the objects are separated, then one of them has less electrons than before - this now has a net positive charge (there are more protons than electrons). The other object has a net negative charge (more electrons than protons). If a third object is touched, then the positively charged object may attract some electrons from this third object until the charge is neutralized. If the negative object touches another object, then it will give away the excess electrons so that it has a neutral charge. In both cases it is electron flow, just the direction of flow is different.
You get charge discrepancies in the atom. So an atom that has more electrons than protons (say a chlorine anion) will have a net, negative charge. An atom that has more protons than electrons will have a net positive charge. A charged particle is more reactive than a neutral one.
The symbol for an alpha particle is 24He2+. The first 2 means that there are 2 protons. The second 2+ means that the net charge is +2, which means, since there are 2 protons, that there are no electrons. The result is that an alpha particle is a helium nucleus without its electrons, i.e. 2 protons and 2 neutrons, but no electrons.
An Oxygen atom has 8 protons and 8 electrons 1 Proton = +1 8 protons = +8 1 electron = -1 8 electrons = -8 Net charge = 0 Oxygen ion has 8 protons and 10 electrons 8 protons = +8 8 electrons = -10 Net charge = -2
55 protons and 53 electrons would have a net charge of 2+
When an ion has more electrons than protons in it, the whole ion (charged particle) is negatively charged. The number of negative charges (electrons) exceeds the number of positive charges (protons).
That gives you the net charge of the atom. If there is the same amount of protons and electrons, the net charge is zero, and the atom is said to be neutral.
In an atom, protons are positively charged and electrons are negatively charged. If the number of protons and electrons are equal, those atoms are said to be neutral. If they are not equal, it has formed an ion with the net charge.
Atomic Number: This is the number of protons an element has. Answer: 26 Atomic Mass: Ignoring electrons, which are incredibly small and don't have much of an effect on the mass... This is the number of protons plus the number of neutrons Answer: 56 (26 protons + 30 neutrons) Net Charge: Protons are positive and electrons are negative. The net charge can be found by subtracting the number of electrons from the number of protons. 0 is neutral. Answer: +3 (26 protons - 23 electrons)
A net postive charge
its charge is 0. Protons have a positive charge, while electrons have a negative charge (neutrons have no charge at all). So ten protons will balance out ten electrons, making the net charge 0.
A net postive charge
If the number of protons is the same as the number of electrons, the atom is Neutral (the +'s and the -'s cancel out, leaving no net charge). If there are more electrons than protons, then the atom is negatively charged. If there are more protons than electrons, then the atom is positively charged. A Helium atom has 2 protons and 2 electrons: ++ --: No net charge: Neutral. A Chloride ion has 17 protons and 18 electrons: 17+ 18 -: Net charge -1: Negative (anion). A Sodium ion has 11 protons and 10 elections: 11+ 10-: Net charge +1: Positive (cation.