Aluminium and nitrogen react to form an ionic compound

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Aluminium and nitrogen react to form an ionic compound called aluminium nitride. These show the electron arrangement for the two elements: a. Answer these questions for an aluminium atom. i. Does it gain or lose electrons, to form an ion? ii. How many electrons are transferred? iii. Is the ion formed positive, or negative? iv. What charge does the ion have? b. Now repeat a, but for a nitrogen atom. c. Give the electron distribution for the ions formed by the two atoms. (2 + ...) ii. What do you notice about these distributions? Explain it. d. Name another non-metal that will form an ionic compound with aluminium, in the same way as nitrogen does.