An ion from a given element has 38 protons and 36 electrons what is the charge

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Amina Blankenship

18 February, 21:32

An ion from a given element has 38 protons and 36 electrons what is the charge

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Jordyn Mosley · Answer 1

For a neutral atom, the number of positive protons is equal to the number of negative electrons and the charge is zero.

For this question, we see that the number of protons exceeds the number of electrons by 2, which means that this ion in a positively charged charged ion with charge of + 2.