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What would make an atom of 12 protons and electrons a positive two cation?
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A cation is a positive ion. To get 2 positive charges the atom would need to lose 2 electrons. As its configuration is 2,8,2, this is what it is likely to do when it reacts as the resulting ion has an inert gas structure.
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What happens if the number of protons and electrons in an atom are not equal?
Then a cation (more protons than electrons) or anion (more electrons than protons) are formed. But this only applies for changing the number of electrons. If the number of protons are changed, a whole new element is created. For example, Carbon should have 6 protons and 6 electrons. If 1 electron is removed, then we would have a carbon cation because it has a charge of +1
When an atom loses a electron it becomes a what?
Atoms balance out their charges by having the same amount of protons as electrons. Since protons are positive, and electrons are negative, losing an electron increases the positive charge of an atom. This makes it an ANION. If an atom were to gain an electron, it would make it a CATION.
Do anions have different number of protons than electrons?
In an ion, there are either more more protons or more electrons. That is what gives the charge. If the charge of an ion is positive, there are less electrons than protons. If the charge of an ion is negative, there are more electrons than protons.
Would the Lewis structure for a cation contain more electrons or fewer electrons?
It would have fewer electrons. A cation is a positively charged ion which means that there are fewer negatively charged electrons than positively charged protons.
When an atom has more protons than electrons what is its electrical charge?
No. An 'atom' can not have more electrons than protons because, by definition, an 'atom' is electrically neutral. If an 'atom' loses or gains an electron, it becomes an 'ion' and is electrically charged. An 'ion' with more electrons than protons will be NEGATIVELY charged because electrons carry negative charge.
What happens if the number of protons and electrons in an atom are not equal?
Then a cation (more protons than electrons) or anion (more electrons than protons) are formed. But this only applies for changing the number of electrons. If the number of protons are changed, a whole new element is created. For example, Carbon should have 6 protons and 6 electrons. If 1 electron is removed, then we would have a carbon cation because it has a charge of +1
A positively charged what has more protons than electrons?
That would be a positively charged ion. (cation)
When an atom loses a electron it becomes a what?
Atoms balance out their charges by having the same amount of protons as electrons. Since protons are positive, and electrons are negative, losing an electron increases the positive charge of an atom. This makes it an ANION. If an atom were to gain an electron, it would make it a CATION.
Do anions have different number of protons than electrons?
In an ion, there are either more more protons or more electrons. That is what gives the charge. If the charge of an ion is positive, there are less electrons than protons. If the charge of an ion is negative, there are more electrons than protons.
Would the Lewis structure for a cation contain more electrons or fewer electrons?
It would have fewer electrons. A cation is a positively charged ion which means that there are fewer negatively charged electrons than positively charged protons.
Why must a neutral atom have the same number or protons and electrons?
The electrons posses negative (-) charge and the protons positive (+). - and + equals 0 and 0 means neutral.So, if the electrons are more than the protons the charge would be negative because the electrons are negatively charged.If the protons are more than the charge would be positive because the protons are positively charged.
What do you get if the number of protons and electrons are not equal?
An ion, which would have a positive charge if there are more protons, and a negative charge id there are more electrons.
When an atom has more protons than electrons what is its electrical charge?
No. An 'atom' can not have more electrons than protons because, by definition, an 'atom' is electrically neutral. If an 'atom' loses or gains an electron, it becomes an 'ion' and is electrically charged. An 'ion' with more electrons than protons will be NEGATIVELY charged because electrons carry negative charge.
What an atom will be if it has a different number of protons and electrons?
a) (well if it has different number of protons or electrons then it would be called an "ionized atom" either positive if more protons or negative if more electrons.) - if there are more neutrons inside the nucleus then protons you got isotopes - b) (well if it has different number of protons or electrons just look at the Periodic Table and count how many protons it has and look at the periodic table that will tell you what an atom will be )
When an atom loses electrons it becomes what charged?
An atom has three charges: protons which are +, electrons which are - and neutrons which have neither. They balance each other out. If electrons are lost, the atom now has more protons and the atom becomes positive.
What would naturally form a cation?
The loss of one or more electrons causes the formation of a cation, or positive ion.
An atom has the same number of protons and electrons have a charge of?
It would have no charge because each of the negative and positive charges from the protons and electrons would cancel each other out.
