Gradually add electrons until the overall charge is neutral. Select how many electrons you needed to add. 13612

To determine how many electrons need to be added to make the overall charge neutral, we should first identify the initial charge of the species in question. The charge is often indicated by its ionic state, where a positive charge indicates a deficiency of electrons and a negative charge indicates an excess of electrons.

Problem Breakdown

1. Identify the total positive charge: The given value is $+13612$.
2. Understand that each electron added will contribute a charge of $-1$.

Relevant Concepts

• The total charge in an ion can be neutralized by adding the same number of negatively charged electrons.

Analysis and Detail

1. We need to neutralize the charge of $+13612$.
2. Since each electron has a charge of $-1$, the number of electrons needed to achieve neutrality can be calculated as follows:

$\text{Number of electrons} = \text{Total positive charge} = 13612$

Verify and Summarize

• The total charge is $+13612$. Thus, adding 13612 electrons, each decreasing the total charge by 1, will effectively balance the charge to zero.

Final Answer

You need to add 13612 electrons to make the overall charge neutral.