Electronics - Voltage and Current - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Voltage and Current - General Questions (Q.No. 20)
20.
The removal of a non-neutral subatomic particle converts the atom into a:
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Ashu said:
1 decade ago
Non neutral means it is not a proton, but it can be an electron or a proton. An atom can't lose or gain a proton but it can gain or lose an electron. For example if hydrogen element loses an electron a hydride ion is formed whereas if it gains an electron to complete its duplet hydrogen ion is formed. Therefore in both the cases a charged ion is formed may be positive or negative.
Yoga said:
1 decade ago
The nucleus of atom consists of proton, electron and neutron. So when we remove neutron we get positively charged.
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