Question

what is the net/overall charge on an object which has 20 electrons and 8 protons?

Answer 1

Answer:

+1

If the atom had 8 protons and 8 electrons (oxygen for example), knocking one of the electrons out, makes 8 protons and 7 electrons. The atom now has a net charge of +1 because the 7 electrons cancil the positive charges of 7 of the protons in the nucleus, but there is one remaining proton with a positive charge