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What is the overall charge of an ion that has 12 protons, 10 electrons, and 14 neutrons?
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What is the overall charge of an ion that has 12 protons, 10 electrons, and 14 neutrons?

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The charge of the ion would be +2, because there are 2 more protons than there are electrons.  The neutrons don't matter because they have a neutral charge, meaning they are neither positive nor negative.
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