Answer to Question #138318 in General Chemistry for Javier

Question

What are the symbols of the ions with the following number of protons and electrons?

30 protons, 28 electrons

Answer 1

The element having 30 proton is Phosphorous ( ³⁰P ).

Number of negative charge electrons is less by 2 than the number of positive change proton.

So, there will be +2 charge on the P as ion.

Hence, The symbol of the ion with 30 protons, 28 electrons is = P²⁺