If an atom carries one proton and one electron, will it carry ant) next charge or not?
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Answer:
No it will not carry any charge
Answer:
The net charge of an atom that carries one proton and one electron is 0 ( zero)
Explanation:
The net charge in an atom is determined by comparing the number of protons and electrons in that atom.
There are three types particles in an atom. These particles are protons, electrons and neutrons. The protons are positivley charged particles, electrons are the negatively charged particles while neutrons are the neutral particles.
The charge of an atom is determined by the number of protons and neutrons in an atom. If an atom has more protons than electrons, then it will be positivley charged atom. On the other hand, if an atom has more electrons than protons, then the atom will be negativley charged.
Atoms have the ability to gain and lose electrons, therefore atoms can switch from positive to negative when they gain electrons or negative to positive when they lose electrons.
Since this atom has equal number of protons and eletrons, one proton and one electron, it will have a net charge of zero.