Answer: 1. Proton 2. Proton and Neutron 3. It is because number of protons + number of neutrons = mass number 4. 7 protons 5. Have more electrons than protons 6. A. 7. It doesn’t do anything to the charge; the neutron is just neutral 8. An element is unstable if the outer shell isn’t filled to full capacity needed, which USUALLY means it needs 8 valance electrons