Question
What is the charge of 16 protons, 16 neutrons, and 18 electrons?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To determine the overall charge of an atom or a collection of particles, we can use the charges of protons and electrons:
- Each proton has a charge of +1 (positive).
- Each electron has a charge of -1 (negative).
- Neutrons do not carry any charge (neutral).
In your case, you have:
- 16 protons: \( 16 \times (+1) = +16 \)
- 16 neutrons: \( 16 \times (0) = 0 \)
- 18 electrons: \( 18 \times (-1) = -18 \)
Now, we can calculate the total charge:
\[
\text{Total charge} = (\text{Charge from protons}) + (\text{Charge from neutrons}) + (\text{Charge from electrons})
\]
\[
\text{Total charge} = +16 + 0 - 18 = -2
\]
Therefore, the overall charge of the entity with 16 protons, 16 neutrons, and 18 electrons is -2.
- Each proton has a charge of +1 (positive).
- Each electron has a charge of -1 (negative).
- Neutrons do not carry any charge (neutral).
In your case, you have:
- 16 protons: \( 16 \times (+1) = +16 \)
- 16 neutrons: \( 16 \times (0) = 0 \)
- 18 electrons: \( 18 \times (-1) = -18 \)
Now, we can calculate the total charge:
\[
\text{Total charge} = (\text{Charge from protons}) + (\text{Charge from neutrons}) + (\text{Charge from electrons})
\]
\[
\text{Total charge} = +16 + 0 - 18 = -2
\]
Therefore, the overall charge of the entity with 16 protons, 16 neutrons, and 18 electrons is -2.