I think you mean its atomic number, which is the number of protons in the nucleus
the charge on a mono-atomic ion is the same as the oxidation number, for a polyatomic ion the charge is the sum of the oxidation numbers of its constituent elements.
atomic charge
The elements are barium and radium - atomic radius 215 pm.
the atomic number is equal to the number of electrons(-) and protons(+): that is why elements have no charge, as a neutron is neural
You can predict it's physical state, atomic size, atomic weight, electron effinity, charge, and other physical characteristics.
elements only have a charge when they are ionised and all ionised elements are much heavier than an electron I think you mean which sub-atomic particle has a positive charge and is relatively heavy compared to an electron This is the proton.
Sulfate is a polyatomic ion, SO42-, meaning it is a covalently bonded substance that carries a charge. Thus, it does not have an atomic number. Atomic numbers are assigned to pure elements, such as Sulfur (16) and Oxygen (8).
An An element is considered radioactive if it is so large and unstable that it releases electromagnetic waves and/or neutrons and deteriorates into elements with smaller atomic numbers.
Elements in the same column have the same number of valence electrons, and form ions with the same charge.
The important thing is the number of positrons in the nucleus - this is the atomic number.
The neutron is the particle in the atomic nucleus that carries no charge.