Does an atom possess charge?Why?

Question

Please give a decent lengthy answer and do hurry.

I'm not in the middle of an exam. Just close to one. Came across the question in my text.

Answer 1

an 'atom' doesn't possess charge......an atom is complete..i.e .,.it has equal number of +ve n -ve particles(protons,electrons resp.).....so charge of an atom=0 .....

but an 'ion' possess charge..
cation has +ve charge as it has less number of electrons than protons...
likewise.......
anion has -ve charge as it has extra electrons than protons....

'charge' is not something like 'money' to 'possess'...
its more like a quality or property or ability that xplains 'attraction' n 'repulsion'........ in 'molecular science'......
hope u r clear with 'atom' n 'charge' .....

Answer 2

Atom as the term is used is a neutral object of electrons, protons and neutrons where electrons and protons balance the negative and positive charges to make a neutral total.

Lots of atoms though to fill or empty their electron valence shells either take on more or release electrons and these atoms become Ions which are charged depending on the sum total (more electrons than orginal is negative and less electrons makes positive)

Answer 3

Atoms that possess a charge (+ or -) are known as ions and interact electrically with other ions to form various types of bonds (covalent bonds being a good example) where electrons are shared between atoms.
(hurry? are you in the middle of a final exam?)

Answer 4

no the protons and electrons charges cancel eachother out. the neutron's charge is neutral, so the atom stays neutral. an atom with a charge is an ion

Answer 5

atom is electrically neutral, because positive charge of its nucleus is balanced by negative charges of electrons.

Answer 6

no, an atom with charge is a ion