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The number of protons in one atom of an element X is 8. What will be the number of electrons in its ion X2
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 11

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(c) 10
Number of protons is equal to the number of electrons in an atom. It is given that one atom of an element X contains 8 electrons.
Therefore, number of electrons in its ion X2 = 8 + 2 = 10


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