An Oxygen atom would never contain 10 electrons on its own. It would have a maximum of 8 electrons at one time, unless the "oxygen atom" you are referring to is in fact an oxygen ION, in which case the charge would be -2. However, an oxygen ion can never be "by itself". It must be bonded with either itself as a diatomic or with another element as a compound.
An oxygen atom would become O-2 by sharing two electrons with another oxygen atom, forming a stable oxygen molecule. This sharing of electrons creates a double bond between the two oxygen atoms, resulting in the formation of a molecule with a net charge of zero.
The formal charge on the oxygen atom in NO is 0. Nitrogen contributes 2 valence electrons, and oxygen contributes 6 electrons. Since there are no formal charges assigned to N and O in NO, the formal charge on O can be calculated as 6 valence electrons - 6 non-bonding electrons - 2 bonding electrons = 0.
Basically, an ion is when the charge of an element is not what it would normally be. So if you took oxygen, which is naturally a -2 charge, and it lost an electron, it would become an oxygen ion with a charge of -1.
The oxygen atom is neutral.
An atom with 2 electrons would be helium, an atom with 8 electrons would be oxygen, and an atom with 6 electrons would be carbon.
Oxygen needs 8 electrons to have no charge.
It would have a negative charge. It would be a negative ion with a 2+ charge.Remember: when an atom gains electrons they become NEGATIVE.when an atom loses electrons they become POSITIVE.
The oxygen atom would have a charge of -2 after gaining two electrons to become an oxygen ion.
All atoms have a neutral charge until they lose or gain electrons. Once they lose/gain electrons then they are considered ions. Gaining electrons- If atoms gain electrons then they are getting negatively charged particles making them have a negative charge. Losing electrons- If atoms lose electrons then they are losing a negative charge and they become a positively charged ion. Oxygen- Oxygen will have a negative charge before a positive charge because it needs only two electrons to have a stable valence level. For example, Oxygen will take the electrons from two Hydrogen atoms and make H20.
An oxygen atom typically carries a charge of -2 when it gains two electrons to achieve a stable octet configuration. Oxygen is highly electronegative and tends to attract electrons, resulting in a negative charge.
Oxygen wants to gain 2 electrons, so its charge would be 2-, because electrons have a negative charge.
If 2 electrons are added to an oxygen atom, it will form an oxygen ion with a charge of -2. The oxygen atom gains a negative charge because it now has two more negatively charged electrons than positively charged protons.
Oxygen has 8 electrons (assuming its charge is 0), and in the first shell ("closest" to the nucleus) there are 2 electrons. :)
An oxygen atom has 6 protons and 6 electrons, giving it a neutral charge. When it gains 2 electrons to form an oxygen ion, it will have 8 electrons in total. Since it now has 2 more negatively charged electrons than positively charged protons, the oxygen ion will have a charge of -2.
The oxygen atom in O2 would have a partial negative charge due to its higher electronegativity compared to hydrogen in HCl and fluorine in F2. Oxygen tends to attract electrons more strongly, resulting in a partial negative charge on the oxygen atom in the O2 molecule.
An oxygen atom would become O-2 by sharing two electrons with another oxygen atom, forming a stable oxygen molecule. This sharing of electrons creates a double bond between the two oxygen atoms, resulting in the formation of a molecule with a net charge of zero.
The formal charge on the oxygen atom in NO is 0. Nitrogen contributes 2 valence electrons, and oxygen contributes 6 electrons. Since there are no formal charges assigned to N and O in NO, the formal charge on O can be calculated as 6 valence electrons - 6 non-bonding electrons - 2 bonding electrons = 0.