physical property of matter that causes it to experience a force when near other electrically charged matter. Electric charge comes in two types, called positive and negative. Two positively charged substances, or objects, experience a mutual repulsive force, as do two negatively charged objects. Positively charged objects and negatively charged objects experience an attractive force. The SI unit of electric charge is the coulomb (C) think of it as two soulmates who meet get togeather and stick! Bond for life. Atoms all want a full outer shell (first shell holds a maximum of 2 electrons, the rest hold 8 and if one Atom has an outer shell with seven it attracts another chardes particle called an electron which is negatively charged. A full outer shell makes a happy atom (not reactive)
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A charged atom is an atom that has gained or lost one or more electrons, resulting in a net positive or negative charge. This charge imbalance creates an ion, which can interact differently with other atoms and molecules due to its electrostatic properties. Charged atoms play important roles in chemical reactions and biological processes.
A negative particle is referred to as an electron in chemistry and is the principle reason for chemical bonding.
In an atom of antimatter, that would be true, in an atom of matter that would be false.
An ion is a word for an electrically charged atom. Ions can be positively charged (cations) or negatively charged (anions) depending on whether they have lost or gained electrons.
When an atom gains an electron the no of negatively charged particles increases inside the atom and the atom gets negatively charged.
It is positively charged and includes most of the atom and mass.
The potassium atom would become positively charged - or a cation.