A particle of oxygen has 8 protons and 8 electrons. is this an atom or an ion? what's the charge?

It is Atom and the charge would be postive.

Explanation: 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.Oxygen's 8 electrons are negatively charged, and they orbit the atomic nucleus and balance the positive charge of the 8 protons. The positive charge of 1 proton exactly cancels the negative charge of 1 electron. Answer 9: Oxygen is atomic number 8 on the periodic table, which means it has 8 protons!

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