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What are the keypoints involved in ionic bonding?

First, work out where the electron transfer is going to happen. Because it's ionic bonding we know 1 atom will lose electrons, and 1 will gain them. By using the electron shell's magic numbers of 2,8,8.. and...
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Why is Fluorine in the group 7 of the periodic table? Which element, Fluorine or Chlorine, has a higher electronegativity? Explain your answer.

Group 7 of the periodic table contains all the elements known as halogens. They all have 7 valence electrons (hence group 7!) in their outer shell (insert diagram or prop to show what the outer shell signifi...
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What is a Group 1 Element?

Group one elements are all metals. They are known as the Alkaline Metals. All of these element atoms have one electron on their outer shell. This means that, when they react, they lose this one electron to g...
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Nitric acid reacts with magnesium and fizzing occurs. Write a word equation and a balanced chemical equation for this reaction.

Acids react with metals to give a salt and hydrogen gas.Nitric acid + magnesium --> magnesium nitrate + hydrogen2HNO 3 + Mg --> Mg(NO 3 ) 2 +H 2
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What is the difference between an atom and an ion? Explain the difference between an Na (sodium) atom and Na+ ion.

An atom is a neutral particle, an ion is a charged particle.Taking a sodium ( 23 Na) and sodium ion (Na + ) as an example:Firstly, we need to break down both into their subatomic particles (protons, neutrons...
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