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Fill in the blanks in the following statement regarding the ionic compound calcium fluoride.
When calcium and fluorine combine, each calcium atom ________ (loses/gains) ____________(number of electrons) electrons to form a _______(cation/anion) with charge________ and the same electron configuration as ________.
Each fluorine atom ______ (loses/gains) _________ (number of electrons) electrons to form an ________ (cation/anion) with charge________ and the same electron configuration as __________ .
Answer:-
When calcium and fluorine combine, each calcium atom loses two electrons to form a cation with charge +2 and the same electron configuration as argon (Ar).
Each fluorine atom gains one electron to form an anion with charge -1 and the same electron configuration as neon (Ne).
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