What is meant by the term neutral in relation to atoms?

Chemistry

1 answer:

Sonbull [250]3 years ago

3 0

Answer:

it means positive and negative charges are equal.

Explanation:

An atom consist of electron, protons and neutrons. Protons and neutrons are present with in nucleus while the electrons are present out side the nucleus.

All these three subatomic particles construct an atom. A neutral atom have equal number of proton and electron. In other words we can say that negative and positive charges are equal in magnitude and cancel the each other. For example if neutral atom has 6 protons than it must have 6 electrons. The sum of neutrons and protons is the mass number of an atom while the number of protons are number of electrons is the atomic number of an atom.

when a neutral atom loses a electron positive charge is created because number of protons are positive charge becomes greater than negative charge.

X → X⁺ + e⁻

When a neutral atom accept the electron negative charge is created because negative charge is become greater than positive charge.

X + e⁻ → X⁻

You might be interested in

Hydroelectric energy comes from

Dimas [21]

Hydropower is electricity generated by harnessing the energy of moving water. This kind or energy provides almost one fifth of the world's electricity.

7 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

What class of organic product results when 1-heptyne is treated with a mixture of mercuric acetate in aqueous sulfuric acid, and

crimeas [40]

Answer:

2-methyl-2-pentyl-1,3-dioxolane

Explanation:

In this case, we have two reactions:

First reaction:

1-heptyne + mercuric acetate -------> Compound A

Second reaction:

Compound A + HOCH2CH2OH -------> Compound C

First reaction

In the first reaction, we have as a main functional group a triple bond. We have to remember that mercuric acetate in sulfuric acid will produce a ketone. The carbonyl group (C=O) would be placed in the most substituted carbon of the triplet bond (in this case, carbon 2). With this in mind, we will have as a product: heptan-2-one. (See figure 1).

Second reaction

In this reaction, we have as reagents:

-) Heptan-2-one

-) Ethylene-glycol $HOCH_2CH_2OH$

-) Sulfuric acid $H_2SO_4$

When we put ethylene-glycol with a ketone or an aldehyde we will form a cyclic acetal. In this case, this structure would be formed on carbon 2 forming 2-methyl-2-pentyl-1,3-dioxolane. (See figure 2).

I hope it helps!