Net Charge, Basic

An atom has 12 protons, 12 neutrons, and 10 electrons. What's its net charge?

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• 1+

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• 2+

• Net charge = 0 (neutral)

An atom has 7 protons, 8 electrons, and 8 neutrons. What's its net charge?

• 1-

• 1+

• 2-

• 2+

• Net charge = 0 (neutral)

An atom has two more protons than electrons. What's its net charge?

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• 1+

• 2-

• 2+

• Net charge = 0 (neutral)

An ion has two more electrons than protons. What's its net charge?

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• 1+

• 2-

• 2+

• Net charge = 0 (neutral)

If an atom loses 1 electron, what will its net charge be?

• 1-

• 1+

• 2-

• 2+

• Net charge = 0 (neutral)

If an atom gains 1 electron, what will its net charge be?

• 1-

• 1+

• 2-

• 2+

• Net charge = 0 (neutral)

If an atom gains 2 electrons, what will its net charge be?

• 1-

• 1+

• 2-

• 2+

• Net charge = 0 (neutral)

If an atom loses 2 electrons, what will its net charge be?

• 1-

• 1+

• 2-

• 2+

• Net charge = 0 (neutral)

If an atom loses 1 proton, what will its net charge be?

• Atoms don't gain or lose protons. They only gain or lose electrons. So, this can't happen.

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