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Why does N get positive charge on it in NH4+ ion?

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IBM:

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It is the same method: Carbon has 6 protons, each Hydrogen has 1 gives 9 Protons total. The number of electrons is 5 for Carbon and 3 for all Hydrogen gives 8.

So you have 9 Protons and 8 Electrons so what is the charge?

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1 positive charge. But my question is why carbon has 5 electrons? it should have 6 electrons as electrons are the same in number as protons.

IBM:

--- Quote from: Borek on July 24, 2019, 02:41:24 AM ---
--- Quote from: IBM on July 23, 2019, 09:24:34 PM ---10 electrons and 11 protons.
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So what is the resulting charge?

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1 positive charge

Babcock_Hall:

--- Quote from: IBM on July 24, 2019, 10:28:42 AM ---1 positive charge. But my question is why carbon has 5 electrons? it should have 6 electrons as electrons are the same in number as protons.

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For a free atom that is electrically neutral, the number of electrons is the same as the number of protons.  One cannot assume that this is true in all situations.

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