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Protons are found in the nucleus (center) of an atom and have a positive charge.
It is also a subatomic particle with a mass slightly less than a neutron. The number of protons depends on the atomic number!
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoa proton has a positive charge. It is located inside the nucleus, whereas an electron has a negative charge and revolves outside the nucleus in the electron cloud. The negative and positive charges attract each other strongly.
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∙ 12y agoSome basic facts:
- Protons are found in the nuclei of atoms.
- They carry a charge equal but opposite to the charge on an electron (in S.I. units it is approximately 1.602 x 10-19 Coulomb).
- They have a mass about 1800 times as great as the electron (around 1.673 x 10-27 kg).
- They are thought to be composed of three quarks (two "up" quarks and one "down" quark) held together by the exchange of massless gluons.
- The charge radius of the proton is around 1 femtometre, which is about 25000 times less than the mean radius of a hydrogen atom.
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∙ 7y ago- All atoms have both electrons and protons (if they didn't they would be subatomic particles not atoms)
- Electrons and protons have opposite charges
- If the electrons and protons are matched in number, you have a neutral atom. If they are not, then you have an ion.
- If the electrons and protons of an atom are matched in number you have a specific element, no matter how many neutrons are present. Different numbers of neutrons are what distinguish one isotope of an element from another isotope of the same element.
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∙ 14y agoTrue. Protons have a positive charge while electrons have a negative charge and neutrons have no charge at all.
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∙ 11y agoC.Electrons are found in the nucleus of an atom
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∙ 13y agoA proton has a positive charge and is inside the nucleus. The electron has a negative charge and revolves outside the nucleus. The system looks like the Solar System.
Koriyah Jones
. True or false? Protons have a positive charge, electrons have a negative charge, and neutrons have no charge *
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Do atoms lose protons but seldom lose or gain electrons?
No. Atoms can gain and lose electrons but seldom gain or lose protons.
When atoms are at rest what do they have an equal number of?
protons and electrons protons and electrons
Why protons does not attract electrons?
Protons do attract electrons due to the electromagnetic force.
How many electrons and protons does uranium contain?
92 protonsAll the isotopes of uranium has 92 protons.
What has more electrons than protons?
A positive ion.
What must be true of the number of protons and the number of electrons in an atom if the atom has no charge?
The numbers of protons and of electrons in the atom must be the same.
Do atoms lose protons but seldom lose or gain electrons?
No. Atoms can gain and lose electrons but seldom gain or lose protons.
What has to be true about the protons and the electrons on an atom that is neutrral?
In any atom,there are protons, neutrons and electrons. As the name would suggest, neutrons carry no charge. Protons carry a positive charge and electrons carry a negative charge. So in an atom that has no charge there has to be an equal number of protons and electrons.
If an atom has 49 protons how many electrons does it have?
A neutral atom with 49 electrons will have 49 protons. The number of protons and electrons are always the same in a neutral atom. If the number of protons is not matched by the number of electrons, then the atom is charged and is called an ion. Further, if protons outnumber electrons, the atom is positively charged and is a positive ion. For situations where electrons outnumber protons, the opposite is true. The element with 49 protons in it is indium, by the way.
Is it true that the unequal sharing of electrons occur when an atom's protons have a greater pull on the shared electrons?
no
What is true of sulfide ion?
it has 2 more electrons than protons.
Is it true that Unlike protons or neutrons electrons have no mass?
no electrons have mass, about 1/1800 that of a proton or neutron.
Is it true or false in the formation covalent or ionic bonds is it the protons that are shared gained or lost?
False -it is the electrons not the protons.
Is it true that electrons and protons of an atomo are located in the nucleus?
no the only thing located in the nucleus are neutrons and protons. Electrons rotate around the nucleus in orbitals or electron clouds.
Is it true that the number of electrons in an element is the same for all neutral atom of that element?
Yes, this is true for electrons (and protons) of all neutral atoms of an element.
What statements are true about nitrogen and oxygen?
they are both made of protons, neutrons, and electrons
What is true about all anions?
Atoms are not anions. An atom is an electrically neutral particle with equal numbers of protons and electrons. An atom becomes an anion by gaining more electrons, so becoming negatively charged.
