Question 13 unsaved the nonmetals in groups 5a, 6a, and 7a: question 13 options: lose electrons when they form ions. form ions with charges of 3-, 2-, and 1-, respectively. form positively charged ions. form ions with a numerical charge equal to their group number.

If a hydrogen atom is neutral, it must also have  one electron. an oxygen atom (o) has an atomic number of eight (8). this means a neutral oxygen atom has eight protons and eight electrons. the element actium (ac) has an atomic number of 89, so it has 89 protons and 89 electrons in a neutral atom