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If an atom has 5 protons and 7 electrons what is the charge of the atom?
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∙ 8y ago
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.
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∙ 14y ago
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What is the net charge on an atom that has 5 protons and 5 electrons.
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∙ 15y agoIt would have 5 electrons and it would be B-Boron,because only that electron has 5 protons and 5 electrons.
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∙ 8y agoAdd all the positive and negative charges, in this case, (+5) + (-7).
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∙ 15y agoIt will have a net positive charge.
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What causes an atom to have a positive charge?
Atoms consist of three subatomic Particles (Nuetrons, Protons, and electrons) when an atom looses an electron which is negatively charged it makes that atom positive, when an atom looses a Proton it makes it negative since that proton had a postive charge it is no longer balanced between negative and postive subatomic particles
How in law of conservation of charge the total charge on an isolated system remains constant and give with an example?
According to the law of conservation of charge, the total charge in an isolated system remains constant. A simple example: when a magnesium atom loses two electrons to an oxygen atom the ions have charges of 2+ and 2- respectively. The total charge is zero before and after ionization.
What is an atom with more protons than neutrons and electrons?
An atom that has gained or lost an electron and is therefore no longer electrically neutral is generically called an ion.Specifically, an atom/ion that has lost one or more electrons (and is therefore positively charged) would be called a cationand an atom/ion that has gained one or more electrons (and is therefore negatively charged) would be called an anion.There is also a state of matter where all the electrons are stripped from atoms, this is called a plasma.The loss or gaining of an electron does not affect the number of protons in the nucleus.The number of protons and neutrons in the atom's nucleus are fixed for the atom from the moment of its creation unless it undergoes radioactive decay.For an atom, the number of protons determines what element the atom comprises and the variation in the number of neutrons forms the isotopes for that element.
What are the main points of Rutherford's nuclear model of an atom?
1.Positive charged particle is present at the center of an atom and it is known as the nucleus which consists of the major mass of the atom. 2.The atoms are neutral due to the presence of equal charge of negatively charged electron and positive charged nucleus. 3.The electrons move around the nucleus as the planets move round the sun and the centrifugal force of nucleus is equal to the charge of the moving electrons.
If an atom of tin has a mass number of 118 and an atomic number of 50 how many neutrons are in its nucleus?
AnswerProtons = 4Neutrons = 5There are four protons, four electrons, and five neutrons.You can find the number of protons by looking and the atomic number, and because this atom is not an ion (a charged atom), the number of protons and electrons are equal.You can find the number of neutrons by subtracting the number of the protons from the atomic mass. In this case, 9 minus 4 equals 5 for the number of neutrons. Your atom is the element beryllium, and is specifically the one stable isotope of that element, 9Be.
What does the number of protons or electrons in an atom conclude?
The number of protons in an atom determine what element it is, while the number of electrons is what gives it it's electric charge (positive, neutral, or negative. i.e. if there are 5 protons and 5 electrons, the atom will have a neutral charge.
What is the total charge of an atom with 4 protons 3 neutrons and 5 electrons?
It is a neutral atom - beryllium. The protons and electrons balance each other exactly so there is no overall charge.
What would the charge of an atom be if it has six protons ans six electrons?
An atom has no net charge, and is therefore neutral, as long as the number of protons is the same as the number of electrons. There would be no charge. If there is the same number of protons to electrons, there would be no extra attraction to create a charge.
What can be determined if you know the atomic number of an electrically neutral atom?
The number of electrons can be determined if the overall charge and number of protons are known. If the charge of an atom is neutral, then how ever many protons it has it will also have that number of electrons.
What atom has 5 protons and 6 neutrons and 5 electrons?
I'm almost positive the protons always tell you the identification of an element on the periodic chart... the atom with 6 protons is Carbon a non metal but if electrons are 5 then it must be carbon cation C+.
If the atomic number of an element is five how many protons does the element have?
Neutrons do not affect the neutrality (or charge) of an atom; protons and electrons do. In order to be neutral, the number of protons must be the same as the number of electrons.
Nitrogen atoms have 7 protons how many electrons are in an ion with a charge of plus 5?
A nitrogen atom has 7 protons and 7 electrons as it is electrically neutral. (An atom always has same number of protons and electrons)
What is the net electrical charge of atom with 5 protons 6 neutrons and 5 electrons?
Approximately 55,987,002. You're welcome!
What causes an atom to have a positive charge?
Atoms consist of three subatomic Particles (Nuetrons, Protons, and electrons) when an atom looses an electron which is negatively charged it makes that atom positive, when an atom looses a Proton it makes it negative since that proton had a postive charge it is no longer balanced between negative and postive subatomic particles
How do you find the charge of an element?
AnswerTake the number of protons (which is given by the atomic number) and subtract the number of electrons. That number is the charge on the atom or ion.You can't take the number of protons and subtract from the number of electrons because both numbers are the same. That is also not how you find the charge. By taking the mass number- number of protons = neutrons. This is finding neutrons. I'll post the answer later, but this is a comment.-----------------------------Depends on what you are asking. If you are asking the charge of an atom, the first answer is correct. So a charge of any atom is 0. If you are asking the charge of an ion (ionic charge), then you have to look at the periodic table. We know that metals loose electrons (so has a positive charge aka cations) and nonmetals gain electrons (so has a negative charge aka anions).So look at the graph. The metals all have a charge of their group number.Ex: Li is in group 1A. So Li is Li+Mg is in group 2A. So Mg is Mg2+and so on.For nonmetals, you look at the group number and subtract 8. (group # - 8 = charge)Ex: O is in group 6A. 6-8=-2. So O is O2-N is in group 5A. 5-8=-3. So N is N3-Cl is in group 7A. 7-8=-1. So Cl is Cl-He is in group 8A. 8-8=0. So He has no charge.
What is the charge on an atom that has gained 5 electrons?
Each electron has a 1- charge, so an atom that has gained 5 electrons has a charge of 5-.
Why if you take an electron way from another the atom shows up positive?
If you take an electron away from an atom that is neutrally charged (has no charge) then because electrons are negatively charged the atom will become positive. For example if you have 5 protons 5 neutrons and 5 electrons then the electrons and protons cancel one another out. (+5-5=0) take away an electron and there are only four electrons and five protons leaving one positively charged molecule making the atom positive. (+5-4=+1)
