Question

What is the net charge of an atom

Answer 1

ᴜɴʟɪᴋᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏɴs, ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ. ɪғ ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ʜᴀs ᴀɴ ᴇǫᴜᴀʟ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs, ɪᴛs ɴᴇᴛ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ ɪs . ɪғ ɪᴛ ɢᴀɪɴs ᴀɴ ᴇxᴛʀᴀ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴ, ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴀɴɪᴏɴ. ɪғ ɪᴛ ʟᴏsᴇs ᴀɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴ, ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴀ ᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Net charge of any atom is zero or the atom is neutral. The nucleus contains positive charges and as many negative charges (electrons) circle around the nucleus. From a distance the effect of +ve charges is cancelled with -ve charges and the atom appears neutral.