Ionic bonding occurs when a metal transfers one or more

Last updated: 4/30/2023

Ionic bonding occurs when a metal transfers one or more electrons to a nonmetal in an effort to attain a stable octet of electrons For example the transfer of an electron from sodium to chlorine can be depicted by a Lewis dot diagram Na Na Cl Calcium would need two chlorine atoms to get rid of its two valence electrons C Ca C Ca Cl Sketch the transfer of electrons in each combination 1 K F 2 Mg I 3 Be S 4 Na O