Acceleration can be any change in speed, increasing or decreasing.
You haven't said whether the ball is speeding up or slowing down.
If its acceleration is positive ... speed is increasing ... then in 2.5 seconds,
it GAINS (0.5 m/s² x 2.5 sec) = 2.5 m/s of speed. Added to its initial
speed of 2.0 m/s, it ends up moving at 4.5 m/s.
If its acceleration is negative ... speed is decreasing ... then in 2.5 seconds,
it LOSES (0.5 m/s² x 2.5 sec) = 2.5 m/s of speed. Added to its initial
speed of 2.0 m/s, it ends up moving at -0.5 m/s. That means that it ends up
moving in the opposite direction compared to its direction at the beginning of
the change.
An atom is defined as having the same number of electrons (negative charge), protons (positive charge) and neutrons (no charge). This means that it will have the same amount of negative and positive charge, giving it a net zero charge. On the other hand, an ion has different amount of electrons and protons.
