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A certain atom has 22 protons and 19 electrons. This atom loses an electron. The net charge on the atom is now 4+. If this same atom with 22 protons and 19 electrons were to gain 3 electrons, the net charge on the atom would be

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Step-by-step explanation:

If 3 electrons were to be gained, then the number of protons would equal the number of electrons.

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