Answer: option C. the number of electrons in the atom.
Given that the charge of a proton is the same that the charge of an electron, to be neutral the number of protons has to be the same than the number of electrons.
Eight. It would also have 8 neutrons aswell
Alpha, beta and gamma radiation are all types of radiation that can be emitted from the nucleus of an atom. Apart from this they are different. Alpha radiation consists of a helium nucleus, beta radiation consists of an electron (or positron) and gamma radiation consists of very high energy electromagnetic radiation.