If we have a neutral atom, then it has the same number protons and neutrons.
The number protons and neutrons for neutral atom shows atomic number.
"A neutral atom has an atomic number of 20" means that atom has 20 protons (that give charge "+ 20" ) and 20 electrons (that give charge "-20").
Answer is 20 electrons.
Answer:
Polar covalent bond.
Explanation:
When the bond is formed between the atoms by sharing the electrons the bond thus have covalent character. The atom with larger electronegativity attract the electron pair more towards it self and becomes partial negative while the other atom becomes partial positive. When the electronegativity difference is less than 0.4 the bond is non polar covalent.
When bonded atoms have greater electronegativity difference i.e 2 or greater than two the bond is ionic because electron is transfer from low electronegative atom to highest electronegative atom.
For example:
In water the electronegativity of oxygen is 3.44 and hydrogen is 2.2. That's why electron pair attracted more towards oxygen, thus oxygen becomes partial negative and hydrogen becomes partial positive.
In case of H₂, Cl₂, Br₂ the bond has very high covalent character because of zero electronegativity difference.
1. An____ionic____ bond forms when one atom gives up one or more electrons to another atom.
2. Atoms or molecules with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons are ions.
3. A_covalent__bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms, also known as a molecular bond. 4. When one pair of electrons is shared between two atoms, a single bond is formed. 5. When two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms, a double bond is formed. 6. A polar covalent bond is a type of chemical bond where a pair of electrons is unequally shared between two atoms. As a result, one end of the molecule has a slightly negative charge and the other a slightly positive charge. 7. Atoms involved in a nonpolar covalent bond equally share electrons; there is no charge separation to the molecule. 8. A weak bond called a van der waals bond results from an attraction between a slightly positive region in a molecule and a slightly negative region in the same or a different molecule
<span>The answer is anions. Cations are positively-charged ions (in this case K+) while anions are negatively-charged ions (in this case Cl-). The ions attract each other through electrostatic charges and arrange themselves in an ordered fashion to form a lattice</span>
