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In the case of neutral atom, the number of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons will be the same.
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What is the general overall charge of an atom?
A neutral atom hasn't an electrical charge.
An atom or other object that has no overall electrical charge is said to be what?
neutral
Is an atom postively charged negatively charged or neutral?
The overall charge of the atom is neutral. The nucleus contains neutrons (neutral) and protons (positive) making it positive. There are electrons (negative) outside the nucleus, so the positive nucleus and the negative electrons make the overall charge neutral.
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.
What do atoms do that alters there overall neutral charge?
Atoms either gain or lose electrons to change their overall neutral charge.
What is aluminum overall charge of an atom?
The neutral atom hasn't a charge.
What is the general overall charge of an atom?
A neutral atom hasn't an electrical charge.
Who made the statement that a neutral atom has the same number of protons and electrons?
An atom is neutral overall by definition - if it isn't neutral overall then it is an ion, not an atom. The charge on an electron is equal and opposite to that on a proton, so yes, an atom is neutral overall, and the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons.
What word is used to describe an atom with no overall charge?
Neutral.
An atom or other object that has no overall electrical charge is said to be what?
neutral
How can an atom be electrically neutral when its protons change?
Generally an atom contains similar number of electrons and protons. That is why an atom is neutral.
Is an atom postively charged negatively charged or neutral?
The overall charge of the atom is neutral. The nucleus contains neutrons (neutral) and protons (positive) making it positive. There are electrons (negative) outside the nucleus, so the positive nucleus and the negative electrons make the overall charge neutral.
In an atom with a neutral overall charge the number of protons is equal to the .?
Number of electrons.
If the number of protons equals the number of electrons the overall charge of the atom is?
zero .. such an atom is neutral. No net charge
The difference between an electrically neutral atom and an ion is that?
The difference is in the number of electrons they have. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is the same as the number of protons (or atomic number) for that element. In an ion, this is not the case, with either less electrons (an overall positive charge) or more electrons (an overall negative charge) than he neutral atom
The charge due to the electrons of a neutral atom?
As the tern neutral might imply, the overall charge of a neutral atomis zero.
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.
