Question

What is the charge on an atom with 10 protons and 8 electrons?

Answer 1

Hi,
The answer is +2, since there are 10 positive charges (protons) and 8 negative charges (electrons), so 10(+1) + 8(-1)= +10 -8= +2.

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Answer 2

The charge of 1 proton is +1 and the charge of one electron is -1
So you multiply by how many you have and add by the number of protons by the number of electron because you want to find the total charge and even if one electron has a negative charge you still need to include it
10(+1)+8(-1)
10-8
+2