It should be the anion of the O-16 isotope, O2-
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Oxygen has 8 protons, 8 neutrons, and 8 electrons. Protons and neutrons are located in the nucleus, while electrons orbit the nucleus in energy levels or shells. The number of protons determines the element's identity, while the number of neutrons can vary, creating different isotopes of the element.
The proton to neutron ratio of carbon-14 is 6:8, which simplifies to 3:4. This ratio indicates that carbon-14 has 3 protons and 4 neutrons in its nucleus.
I believe the Proton Number (being the number of protons in the centre/nucleus of the atom) is the most important number in an atom. Oxygen for example has 8 protons and 8 neutrons. if it had more/less neutrons it would still be oxygen (it would be an ISOTOPE of oxygen) but if it had more/less protons, it would be a differnet element entirely. Ordinarily, the number of protons in an atom matches the number of electrons spinning around the outside so as to keep it neutral. (a proton has a positive charge and a neutron has a negative charge) the relative atomic mass of an element is the proton number + the neutron number as electrons weigh so little their mass is not worth taking into account.
The charge-mass ratio of a proton is approximately 9.58 x 10^7 coulombs per kilogram (C/kg). This value is a fundamental property that describes the ratio of the charge of a proton to its mass. It is commonly used in particle physics experiments and calculations.
A proton does not contain any oxygen atoms or elements. A proton is a subatomic particle found in the atomic nucleus of an atom, and it is made up of three quarks. Oxygen is a chemical element with atomic number 8, and its nucleus contains 8 protons.