When an element in the oxygen family is involved in a chemical reaction with a metal, what charge will its atoms most likely form? 1- 2+ 2- 1+

The charge on the atom present in oxygen family is -2.

Explanation:

Oxygen family belongs to Group 16 of the periodic table.

The electronic configuration for this group elements is

where, n is the number of periodic number.

The elements having this electronic configuration will gain 2 electrons in order to attain stable configuration.

When an atom gains electrons, it will attain negative charge. Thus, the atoms present in group 16 of the periodic table will attain -2 charge.