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1 Electrons-Subatomic particle that has almost no weight and carries a negative charge; orbits in a shell about the nucleus of an atom. 2  Neutrons-Subatomic particle that has a weight of one atomic mass unit, carries no charge, and is found in the nucleus of an atom.
In your case, the atom is said to contain eight protons nine neutrons -> they do not influence the net charge of the atom ten electrons Now, electrons and protons carry opposite charges. A proton is said to carry a 1+ charge, while an electron is said to carry a 1-. In your case, you have 8 protons and 10 electrons. This means that the atom will carry a total 2 xx (1-) = 2- net charge. Therefore, you are dealing with an anion that carries a 2- net charge, i.e. it has two more electrons than it does protons.