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OpenStudy (steve816):

Quick chemistry help needed! It's 5 AM and need sleep! The element oxygen forms ions with a -2 charge. How many electrons do these ions contain?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

How many electrons are there in a neutral Oxygen atom ?

OpenStudy (steve816):

nevermind I got it

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

good, may i know what you have got

OpenStudy (steve816):

8 + 2 = 10 electrons

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

Awesome! As you can see, for ions -2 means 2 extra electrons +2 means 2 missing electrons

OpenStudy (steve816):

Thanks for clearing it up!

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