Posted by vanessa on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 6:11pm.
I have a problem picturing and atom of O-2. I can picture an ion but not an atom.
yes ion.
There are 8 electrons in an O atom so there must 16 electrons in two O atoms. It has a -2 charge; therefore, it must have two more electrons in excess.
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