An ion from a given element has 37 protons and 36 electrons. What is the charge on the ion? What is the name of the element? What is the symbol for the ion?
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The charge of an ion is determined by the difference between the number of protons and electrons. In this case, the ion has 37 protons and 36 electrons. Since protons carry a positive charge and electrons carry a negative charge, the ion has a net charge of +1 (37 Show more…
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