4 years ago

An atom has 5 neutrons,2electrons and 4 protons what type of atom is it

Chemistry

1 answer:

satela [25.4K]4 years ago

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Answer:

Cation

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Since the protons are greater than electrons, this means the atom has a net positive charge on it and is now called a cation.

As there are 4 protons, this means that the outermost shell has 2 valence electrons 2s1, 2s2 and this is Group 2 element. Looking at Periodic table, we find that this is beryllium 4Be5 and is denoted as Be^2+

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