Question

What is the charge of the nucleus of an oxygen atom?
0
–2
+8
+16

Answer 1

3

Step-by-step explanation:

Because the atomic number of oxygen is 8 therefore it will be +8

Answer 2

The charge will be +8.

How? The atomic number of oxygen is 8 that means that it has 8 protons in it's nucleus. Since each proton has +1 charge on it 8 would have +8.