Calcium becomes a +2 ion and each chlorine becomes a -1 ion. The +2 calcium ion and the two -1 chloride ions attract each other and form an ionic bond and the compound calcium chloride. One calcium ...
Ionic bonds are formed between a metal and non-metal, for example, sodium chloride. Outer electrons are transferred from the metal to the non-metal. Sodium will lose an electron and form a ...
4. Write the charge of each ion. Here are some other examples of dot and cross diagrams for the formation of ions in some ionic compounds – magnesium oxide and calcium chloride.
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