An ion from a given element has 82 protons and 80 electrons. what is the charge on the ion? what is the name of the element? what is the symbol for the ion?

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Isiah Burke

9 July, 19:41

An ion from a given element has 82 protons and 80 electrons. what is the charge on the ion? what is the name of the element? what is the symbol for the ion?

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Sherlock · Answer 1

The charge is + 2 because there are 2 more protons than electrons. The name of the element is Lead because the number of protons identifies the chemical element. Lead's symbol is Pb.