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FredericChopin
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The charge of a single proton is the elementary charge of 1.6 * 10^-19 C, and the charge of an electron is the negative of the elementary charge, which is -1.6 * 10^-19 C.
In an electroneutral atom or molecule, there are just as many protons as there are electrons, and so the net charge is 0 C.
But an ion either loses or gains electrons. For example, an ion with a +1 charge has lost one electron.
But does this "+1" charge mean that the ion has a charge of 1.6 * 10^-19 C, as there is one more proton than electron?
Thank you.
In an electroneutral atom or molecule, there are just as many protons as there are electrons, and so the net charge is 0 C.
But an ion either loses or gains electrons. For example, an ion with a +1 charge has lost one electron.
But does this "+1" charge mean that the ion has a charge of 1.6 * 10^-19 C, as there is one more proton than electron?
Thank you.