Question

how many protons and electrons would the element sulfur have with a -2 charge

Answer 1

the number of protons doesn't change, so its atomic number is 16 (meaning that it has 16 protons). with a -2 charge, that means it has 2 more electrons than protons, and 16 + 2 = 18 electrons

(this is a chem question)

Answer 2

Good answer, it deserves a medal, but this is a wrong section, this is mathematics!

Answer 3

I agree this is the wrong section, hence my telling you that.

Answer 4

I don't understand what "hence my telling you that" means

Answer 5

means "that's why I said that" (that's why i said that "this is a chem question")

Answer 6

R u russian? Misha is a russian name i had friends w/ that name