Chapter 6.1, Problem 5MI

Summary Introduction

To model:

An oxygen atom with label parts.

Introduction:

Oxygen is an element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. The atomic mass of oxygen is 16 u.

Explanation of Solution

Model of oxygen:

  

The charge on electron is negative while the charge on proton is positive.

The neutrons are neutral which means they have no charge.

The overall charge of the oxygen atom is zero , because the atom contain an equal number of electrons and protons.