Question

1. what are some good rules about the charge of your atom or ion?

a. what is a rule for making a neutral atom which has no charge?
b. what is a rule for making a positive ion which has positive charge?

Explanation:

a. A neutral atom has an equal number of protons (positively - charged particles) and electrons (negatively - charged particles), so the positive and negative charges cancel out.
b. A positive ion is formed when an atom loses one or more electrons. Since there are now more protons than electrons, the ion has a net positive charge.

Answer:

a. The number of protons equals the number of electrons in a neutral atom.
b. An atom forms a positive ion by losing electrons, resulting in more protons than electrons.