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Magnesium atoms lose two electrons from its outer shell, thus form positvely charged ions with a charge of 2+. These 2 electrons are transferred to and gained by a diatomic molecule of chlorine atoms - ea...

It is a giant lattice structure. Sodium ions (Na+) are positively charged and chloride ions (Cl-) are negatively charged. There is ionic bonding between - strong electrosatic forces of attraction between ...

Part 1: "A salt is is when the H⁺  ion in an acid is replaced with a cation (e.g. a metal)" 

Part 2: You would use the silver nitrate test for halide ions. You add dilute nitri...

1. Draw out the lewis structure of CCl4 by counting the number of valence electrons on each atom. C=4, Cl=7 therefore total valence electrons is 4+(7x4)=32 and total valence electron pairs is 16. 2. De...

There are two themes in this answer. The first being the hydrogen bonding potential of HF and the second being the difference in size of the of the halide ions. Fluorine is one of three elements that can ...