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18 January, 07:12

What kind of electrical charges do protons, electrons, and neutrons have?

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  1. 18 January, 07:18
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    Protons = Positive Charge

    Neutrons = Neutral Charge/No Charge

    Electrons = Negative Charge

    This one's simple: electrons have a negative charge, protons have a positive charge and neutrons - as the name implies - are neutral.

    Protons

    Elements are differentiated from each other by the number of protons within their nucleus. For example, carbon atoms have six protons in their nucleus. Atoms with seven protons are nitrogen atoms. The number of protons for each element is known as the atomic number and does not change in chemical reactions. In other words, the elements at the beginning of a reaction - - known as the reactants - - are the same elements at the end of a reaction - - known as the products.

    Neutrons

    Although elements have a specific number of protons, atoms of the same element may have different numbers of neutrons and are termed isotopes. For example, hydrogen has three isotopes, each with a single proton. Protium is an isotope of hydrogen with zero neutrons, deuterium has one neutron, and tritium has two neutrons. Although the number of neutrons may differ between isotopes, the isotopes all behave in a chemically similar manner.

    Electrons

    Electrons are not bound as tightly to the atom as protons and neutrons. This allows electrons to be lost, gained or even shared between atoms. Atoms that lose an electron become ions with a + 1 charge, since there is now one more proton than electrons. Atoms that gain an electron have one more electron than protons and become a - 1 ion. Chemical bonds that hold atoms together to form compounds result from these changes in the number and arrangement of electrons.
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