Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Ions and ionic bonds

Ions and ionic bonds — practice question

Calcium reacts with chlorine to form calcium chloride. What occurs when a calcium ion is formed in this reaction?

  • AThe calcium atom gains one electron.
  • BThe calcium atom gains two electrons.
  • CThe calcium atom loses one electron.
  • DThe calcium atom loses two electrons.

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