Question

Oxygen has 8 positively-charged protons. What is the number of negatively-charged electrons in an atom of Oxygen?

Answer 1

8

because the positive and negative atoms always valence out.

hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer 9: Oxygen is atomic number 8 on the periodic table, which means it has 8 protons!

Step-by-step explanation:

Oxygen's 8 electrons are negatively charged, and they orbit the atomic nucleus and balance the positive charge of the 8 protons. The positive charge of 1 proton exactly cancels the negative charge of 1 electron.