Answer:
[tex]\boxed {\boxed {\sf -2}}[/tex]
Explanation:
We are asked to find the net charge of an ion.
The ion has 14 protons, 16 electrons, and 12 neutrons. Recall the charges of each subatomic particle.
- Proton: +1
- Electron: -1
- Neutron: 0
Neutrons are neutral and have no charge, so we can ignore them while finding the net charge. There are 14 protons and 16 electrons.
14 protons and 14 electrons have a net charge of 0 because the charges balance each other out. However, we have 16 electrons, which is 2 more than 14. Each electron has a charge of -1, so the 2 electrons add a charge of -2.
The net charge of the ion is -2.
