Octet fule in forming compounds
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Isabella Barkett 1G
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Octet fule in forming compounds
How does calcium obey the octet rule when reacting to form compounds?
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Eli Esagoff_1I
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Re: Octet fule in forming compounds
If calcium loses two electrons (becoming Ca^2a) it will have the structure of Argon, having eight valence electrons.
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Neha Divi 1K
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Re: Octet fule in forming compounds
As the person above stated, calcium has two valence electrons (from the 4s orbital) that is must lose to have a complete octet. When it does this, it will behave like the atom Argon.
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