i need the defination of neutral atoms
2006-06-16 08:13:14 · 8 answers · asked by gracem43 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
A neutral atom is redundant. The atom is neutral by nature. When the atom gets a positive charge then becomes a cation and when it gets a negative charge, becomes an anion.
in the atom, the positive charges (protons) and the negative charges (electrons) are balanced.
2006-06-16 08:16:51 · answer #1 · answered by The chemist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer given by "The chemist" was excellent.
Atoms have equal numbers of protons (+) and electrons (-), causing the overall charge on the object to be neutral.
If the atom did not have a neutral charge, it would not be an atom, it would be an ion.
Example:
The Potassium atom is symbolized K, and contains equal numbers of protons (19) and electrons (19).
The Potassium ion is symbolized K+, and contains 1 less electron than then number of protons within the nucleus.
2006-06-16 08:58:27 · answer #2 · answered by mrjeffy321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A neutral atom is one in which the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons. However, a neutral atom can gain partial charge via induction or displacement.
2006-06-16 18:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the atom without a positive or a negative charge is called a neutral atom
2006-06-16 08:49:27 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. House 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They haven't formed a collective yet. You know, unionized. Sorry, bad chemistry joke. They are un-ionized, so that they have as many electrons as protons; they're uncharged, in other words. The neutron count is not definite; for small atoms, it's close to the number of protons, but as atoms get larger, more neutrons are needed to hold the nucleus together against the electromagnetic repulsion of the like-charged protons. So, for instance, the most common isotope of oxygen, O-16, has 8 neutrons and 8 protons (and 8 electrons); but the most common isotope of lead, Pb-208, has 126 neutrons and only 82 protons. The atomic mass of an atom is approximately equal to the number of nucleons (protons and neutrons together).
2016-05-19 21:25:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neutral atom: an atom which is electrically neutral. Basically, any atom that isn't an ion. All atoms, in their elemental state, are electrically neutral.
2006-06-16 08:17:05 · answer #6 · answered by Pascal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a atom found in Switzerland
2006-06-16 08:17:12 · answer #7 · answered by fatjoke2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an atom that is not mad or sad
2006-06-16 08:16:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋