A particular ion has a positive two charge. What does this indicate about the particle and its electrons?

Answer 1

A neutral particle (no charge) has the same number of protons (+ charges) and electrons (- charges). If this particular particle now has a positive 2 charge (+2), that means it either gained 2 protons, or lost 2 electrons. If we are talking about chemical elements, then it would mean that the element (particle) has LOST TWO ELECTRONS because electrons are outside the nucleus whereas protons are in the nucleus. It is much easier to lose an electron than to gain a proton.

So, in summary, what this indicates about the particle is that (a) it is a cation and (b) it has lost 2 electrons