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What is the charge of a particle having 7 protons and 10 electrons?

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Nitrogen has an atomic number of 7; the neutral Nitrogen atom has 7 protons and 7 electrons. If Nitrogen gained three electrons it would have 10 electrons, like the Noble gas Neon (10 protons, 10 electrons). However, unlike Neon, the resulting Nitrogen ion would have a net charge of N3- (7 protons, 10 electrons).

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