Can anyone help me with atoms and protons and electrons?
A magnesium atom has a charge of 0, so it has 12 electrons (as many electrons as protons, because protons are positive) b) if it loses two electrons, it will only have 10 c) If the amount of protons would change, it would become another element (or isotope, but that is not important) so it stays at 12 d) the charge of a proton is +1 e) 12 protons – 10 electrons = 2 positive f) It gave away it’s electrons to another atom.
