Question

A lithium atom has three protons, three neutrons, and three electrons. What is the overall charge on this atom?

Answer 1

Answer:

0

Explanation:

The overall charge on this atom is 0.

  To find the charge on an atom;

           charge  = number of protons - number of electrons.

Note:

• Protons are the positively charged particles in an atom
• Electrons are the negatively charged particles in an atom
• Neutrons carries no charges on them.

Since the atom is made up of equal number of protons and electrons, the charge on it is 0.

If the number of electrons is more, the atom will be negatively charge but if the number of protons is more, it will be positively charged.

Answer 2

Answer:

the answer is B

Explanation: