An atom of an element has 6 protons and 8 neutrons. What is also true of that element?

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matt101 · Answer

Are there options to choose from?

anonymous · Answer

It has 8 electrons.
 
 B.
It has 6 electrons.
 
 C.
It has 14 electrons.
 
 D.
It has 2 electrons.

anonymous · Answer

I'm trying to help my daughter on her science test and I am bad at science

matt101 · Answer

If it has 6 protons, it will have 6 electrons.

Since this atom isn't an ion (I'm assuming), it is in its ground state and so its net charge is 0. Protons have positive charges and electrons have negative charges, so you need an equal number of each so that all charges cancel. Neutrons, as the name implies, are uncharged.