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  • 23-05-2019
  • Chemistry
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when an oxygen atom forms an ion, its gains two electrons. what is the electrical charge of the oxygen ion? -1 -2 +2 +1​

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einstein20
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  • 24-05-2019

An oxygen atom has 6 valence electrons and 8 electrons in total. Electrons have a negative charge. So when it gains 2 more electrons it becomes stable because of the octet rule. So it has a negative charge of 2. The answer is -2

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addiejoy08
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  • 25-05-2022

Answer:

-2

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