Question

An atom that has a negative four charge will have which of the following?Answer 4 more protons than electrons An equal amount of protons and electrons 4 more electrons than protons 2 more neutrons than protons

Answer 1

Remember, protons are positively charged, electrons are negatively charged, and neutrons don't have a charge.

If the atom had an equal amount of protons and electrons it would not have a positive charge nor a negative, but a neutral charge.

If it had 2 more neutrons than protons it could possibly have a negative charge, but only because we don't have enough information to determine - we don't know the number of electrons.

If it had 4 more protons than electrons it would have a positive charge.

It has 4 more electrons than protons. Electrons have a negative charge and protons positive, so when there are 4 more electrons the atom will have a negative charge of 4.