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3 years ago

An atom has a charge of -3 in its orbitals. Which statement must be true in order for this atom to have no net charge?

Chemistry

2 answers:

bazaltina [42]3 years ago

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For this atom to have no net charge there must be three protons in the nucleus.

The electrons in the orbitals carry the negative charge, so there must be <em>three electrons</em>.

The atom is neutral, so there must be <em>three positive charges</em>.

The protons carry the positive charge and are in the nucleus, so there must be three protons.

nevsk [136]3 years ago

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Answer: There are three positively charged protons in the nucleus.

Explanation:

Atomic number is defined as the number of protons or number of electrons that are present in an atom in an electrically neutral atom.

Atomic number = Number of electrons = Number of protons

Ions are formed when an atom looses or gain electrons.

When an atom looses its electron, it results in the formation of a positive ion which is known as cation and when an atom gains electron, it results in the formation of a negative ion known as anion.

Thus if an atom has a charge of -3 , it means the atom has gained three electrons and thus for the atom to be electrically neutral, it must contain three protons which are positively charged and present in the nucleus.

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