Answer: It is Atom and the charge would be postive.
Explanation: If the atom had 8 protons and 8 electrons (oxygen for example), knocking one of the electrons out, makes 8 protons and 7 electrons. The atom now has a net charge of +1 because the 7 electrons cancil the positive charges of 7 of the protons in the nucleus, but there is one remaining proton with a positive charge.Oxygen's 8 electrons are negatively charged, and they orbit the atomic nucleus and balance the positive charge of the 8 protons. The positive charge of 1 proton exactly cancels the negative charge of 1 electron. Answer 9: Oxygen is atomic number 8 on the periodic table, which means it has 8 protons!
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A particle of oxygen has 8 protons and 8 electrons in an atom and the charge on it is zero.
It is the smallest particle of matter composed of electrons and a nucleus of protons and neutrons.
It is an atom with a positive or negative charge due to either loss or gain of electrons.
Every atom tends to have a noble gas configuration for stability and they either tend to lose, gain, or share electrons to achieve it.
The oxygen atom generally gains 2 electrons to complete its octet and has a net -2 charge.
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