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What is the charge on a hypothetical ion with 85 protons and 82 electrons?

What is the charge on a hypothetical ion with 85 protons and 82 electrons?
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What is the charge on a hypothetical ion with 85 protons and 82 electrons?

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It would be +3
Since the number of protons and electrons must be equal in an atom for it to be neutral, if it looses electrons it becomes positively charged ion and if it gains electrons it becomes negatively charged ion.
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