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The positive charges equal the negative charges, so the atom has no overall charge; it is electrically neutral. Most of an atom's mass is in its nucleus; the mass of an electron is only 1/1836 the mass of the lightest nucleus, that of hydrogen.
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∙ 12y agoNo.. The overall charge of an atom is neutron because it's balanced :)
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An atom has no electrical charge because of what?
As you know, an atom consists of an electron, a neutron, and a proton.The electron revolves around its nucleus due to nuclear force.The electron has a negative charge and the proton in the nucleus, has a positive charge.Therefore, a negative charge and a positive charge cancel each other out.(Same as + and - makes 0).Therefore an atom is overall neutral in nature.
What would the charge be if an atom gains an electron and why?
Every electron has a charge of minus one. If a neutral atom acquires an additional electron, then it also acquires the charge of that electron, and will have a net charge of minus one.
The charge an object has when it has gained electrons?
electric charge
When this part of an atom moves to another atom the losing atom has what charge?
Positive. The only (typical) parts of atoms that move are electrons which have a negative charge; therefore, if a neutral atom loses an amount of electrons (negative charges), the atom has more positive charges (from the protons) than negative charges which makes the atom positively charged overall.
What is the subatomic particle with a negative charge?
In the atom this particle is the electron.
What happens to an atom's overall charge if it gains an electron?
since an electron is negatively charged, adding an electron to an atom will cause it to become negatively charged.
What happens when you lose a valence electron in your overall charge?
The atom becomes an ion
Does an atom have electirc charge?
An atom does not have an overall electrical charge, because the positive charges in the nucleus are balanced by the negative charges in the electron cloud around the nucleus. When an atom loses or gains an electron, it is called an "ion".
Which type of atom has and overall positive charge?
A charage atom called : ion proton positive charge location of proton and electron electron negative charge (Proton) in the neutron (Electron) orbiting the nucleus if it's (+) means proton (POSTIVE) if it's (x) means electron (NEGTIVE)
An atom has no electrical charge because of what?
As you know, an atom consists of an electron, a neutron, and a proton.The electron revolves around its nucleus due to nuclear force.The electron has a negative charge and the proton in the nucleus, has a positive charge.Therefore, a negative charge and a positive charge cancel each other out.(Same as + and - makes 0).Therefore an atom is overall neutral in nature.
What is an atoms overall electrical charge?
Neutral. An atom has as many negative electrons in its shells as there are positive protons in its nucleus. Thus overall the positive and negative charges are balanced out. Should an atom gain or lose an electron it will then become an 'Ion' which will have an overall negative or positive (respectively) charge.
Why does it make sense that if atom loses electrons at will have an overall positive charge?
Atoms, by definition, have a neutral charge because they must contain equal numbers of protons (+) and electrons (-). Each proton has a +1 charge and each electron has a -1 charge. When an atom loses an electron, it then becomes an ion and has 1 less electron than protons. This means that you have 1 more proton than electrons, and, therefore, more positive charge than negative charge. The ion will then have an overall +1 charge.
Why an atom that loses one or more electrons becomes a negatively charged ion?
It does not. In the atom, the protons carry a positive charge, and the electrons carry an equal negative charge. In a regular atom of this element, the charges are equal and thus there is no net charge. If an electron is lost, a positively charged ion is created.
What part of the atom has a negative charge is the?
Electron Carries A Negative Charge.
What would the charge be if an atom gains an electron and why?
Every electron has a charge of minus one. If a neutral atom acquires an additional electron, then it also acquires the charge of that electron, and will have a net charge of minus one.
Is a positive ion an atom that has gained an electron?
No, an electron has a negative charge. Therefore, if an originally neutral atom gains an electron, it will have a negative charge.
What is the gain or loss of electrons?
An electron has a negative charge. If an atom loses an electron it creates an ion with a positive charge. If an atom gains an electron it creates an ion with a negative charge.
