Question

An ion of oxygen- 16 contains 8 protons and has a 2- charge. How many electrons does it have?

A. 10
B. 16
C. 8

Answer 1

i would say 10, so the anser is A.

Step-by-step explanation:

because there are the same number of protons and electrons, therefore for a regular O, you are supposed to have only 8 protons, but it is charged, thus, whatever the charge is will be taken into consideration into how much the proton and electron doe it have. Thus, for this case, it has 10, because the charge is negative and you have 8 electron plus 2 = 10.