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The charge of an ion can be calculated by adding up the protons and subtracting the electrons. When oxygen with 8 protons has 8 electrons it is neutral, when it has 7 electrons it is positively charged.

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The number of protons is given to you-- it's the atomic number. The number of electrons always equals the number of protons. To calculate the number of neutrons, subtract the number of protons from the Atomic Mass number given.

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In the neutral atom the number of electrons and protons is equal to the atomic number.
The number of neutrons is mass number-number of protons.

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REfer to the Periodic Table.

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The net charge on a sulfur (S) ion is -2. The ion has

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