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Tonbon1221 Tonbon1221
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11 years ago
If an ion has a charge of +2, does it have more protons than electrons or more electrons than protons? Did the ion get the charge because it changed its number of electrons or protons or both?
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11 years ago
It lost electrons. It lost 2 electrons to be exact.  Because an electron carries a -1 charge. Ions are only different based on the number of electrons it has in relation to its protons. Therefore it has 2 more protons than electrons. If it lost a proton it would be an entirely different element. My credentials include a 100% overall in my Physics and Chemistry classes in High School, I graduated in 2010, and just finished my first year of college.
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11 years ago
It has 2 more protons than electrons, electrons have a negative charge.
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11 years ago
it lost electrons, so it now has a positive charge
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11 years ago
if you remember that if you are pro something, then you are for it, then pro = positive, so therefore protons would be positive. If an ion has a +2 charge, it has more protons than electrons, which means it would have lost 2 electrons, as protons are not lost or shared.
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