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How many total electrons are present in a Sr^{2+} ion?
A
36
B
40
C
38
D
34
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Identify the atomic number of strontium (Sr), which represents the number of protons and, in a neutral atom, also the number of electrons. For Sr, the atomic number is 38.
Understand that the Sr^{2+} ion has lost 2 electrons compared to the neutral atom because of the 2+ charge.
Calculate the total number of electrons in the Sr^{2+} ion by subtracting 2 from the atomic number: \(38 - 2\).
Write the expression for the total electrons in Sr^{2+} as \(\text{electrons} = Z - \text{charge}\), where \(Z\) is the atomic number and charge is the positive charge on the ion.
Evaluate the expression to find the total electrons present in the Sr^{2+} ion.