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What would happen to an object if number of protons and electrons are not equal?
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∙ 11y ago
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.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoAn "Ion" has a different number of electrons than a standard atom. If it has more electrons than protons it is a negative ion, if it has less electrons than protons it is a positive ion.
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∙ 11y agoAtoms that have an unequal number of protons and electrons are called ions.
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∙ 12y agoIf you have less electrons that protons, you get a positive charge. If you have more electrons than protons, you get a negative charge.
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∙ 11y agoIt would become unstable and would go through beta decay to reach a stable amount of protons to neutrons.
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∙ 11y agoif the ratio of protons to electrons is not 1:1 the atom will have a net charge
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How it is possible for a neutral object to be attracted to a charged object?
Because of the electrons and protons the object has
How does an object get a neutral charge?
It has equal numbers of protons and electrons.
When a negatively charged object touches a neutral object does the neutral object gain or lose electrons or protons?
It gains electrons. So if it gains electrons, then the neutral object becomes negatively charged as well.
What does it mean when an object is charged?
When an object is charged, it either has a surplus or deficiency of electrons. If it has a surplus, the object is negatively charged, and if it has a deficiency, then it is positively charged (has more protons than electrons).
When an object positively charged it has more blank than blank?
If the Object is an aton, it has more protons than electrons.
What can you say about the number of protons and electrons on a neutral object?
The numbers of protons and of electrons in a neutral object are the same.
What is an object that is positively charge?
If an object has an unequal number of protons and electrons, then the object becomes electrically charged. An object that is positively charged has more protons than electrons.
How is it possible for an object to be neutral if it contains millions of electrons?
Although a substance may contain millions of negatively charged electrons, it also contains millions of positively charged protons. The object will be neutral when the number of protons equals the number of electrons.
What kind of charge can move from object to object?
Electrons can move from object to object. Electrons have a negative charge. So if an object is determined to have a positive charge, then some of the electrons have moved from the object to somewhere else. Something with a neutral charge has the same number of electrons [-] and protons [+]. If electrons [-] leave, then there will be more protons, and a net positive charge. If an object gains electrons, then the object has a net negative charge.
What is the charge of an object that has an equal number of protons and the electrons?
Assuming you mean the charge of an atom with equal numbers of protons and electrons, the charge of the atom would be zero/neutral.
An object becomes positively charged if it?
Its number of Protons is more than Electrons
What is nagatively charged object?
object with more no. of electrons than protons in it.....
How it is possible for a neutral object to be attracted to a charged object?
Because of the electrons and protons the object has
How does the number of electrons relate to the number of protons in a neutral atom?
In normal matter, the only charged elementary particles are protons and electrons. An electrically neutral object will have exactly as many protons as electrons. A charged object will have slightly more of one than the other. But under normal conditions, the difference is extremely small compared to the total numbers.
What is a positively charged object?
It will repel other positively charged entities and attract all negatively charged entities.
Why must a positively charged body have a deficiency of protons?
It doesn't. A positively charged body is deficient in electrons. In an uncharged object there are equal numbers of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons. Removing electrons will leave more protons than electrons, so the object will be positively charged. Such an object is said to have a deficiency or electrons rather than a surplus of electrons because it is generally easier to remove electrons than it is to add protons. Electrons occupy the outer shells of an atom and have a much lower mass than protons. The protons, by contrast, are bound together in the dense nucleus.
What is the charge on an object that has 4 electrons and 12 protons?
positive
