2007-03-14 12:50:42 · 7 answers · asked by strawberry 7 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The nucleus itself has no charge. It contains protons that have a positive (+) charge and neutrons that have no charge. Outside of the neucleus are the electrons that have a negative (-) charge.
2007-03-14 12:54:37 · answer #1 · answered by Chris457 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The nucleus will also be positive as it contains protons (+) and neutrons (negative). How positive it is will depend on how many protons it contains. Two protons will give a charge of +2 for example. You can work out how many protons each element has by looking at the periodic number. This will be it's atomic number (the smallest number).
2007-03-14 13:03:16 · answer #2 · answered by Jonny Lee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The charge of the nucleus is positive because the nucleus has a combination of protons and nuetrons. The protons have a positive charge and the nuetrons have no charge. So really the nuetrons don't to anything but support the protons. So now we have the protons which are positive and the nucleus is positive.
2007-03-14 13:01:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The nucleus has a positive charge. It contains the protons (+) and the neutrons (0). The electrons (-) surround the nucleus in the electron cloud.
2007-03-14 12:52:42 · answer #4 · answered by Banana Slug 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the charge is dependant upon the number of protons in the nucleus as the electrons orbit the nucleus and nuetrons have no charge
2007-03-14 12:54:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the charge of the nucleus is the sum of the protons
2007-03-14 12:56:44 · answer #6 · answered by bill45310252 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the number of H+ (protons)
2007-03-14 12:59:45 · answer #7 · answered by matthew 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋