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yes because rubidium has only 1 electron on the outer shell so is not stable and because is far away from the nucleus the attraction is weaker therefore is more likely to react faster with another atom and get stable

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Q: Would rubidium be reactive and lose one electron to form an ionic bond?
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What is the ionic formula for Rubidium and chlorine?

Rubidium is a group 1 metal with just one valence electron. It therefore forms the ion Rb+ as it loses the electron. The ionic formula is Rb+ Cl-


Is rubidium chloride an ionic compound?

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How do you get the ionic charge on rubidium?

Experimentally you analyse the halides and determine their empirical formulae, which would give the answer RbCl etc.. You determine the compound are ionic and there are electrochemical methods to confrm that you have got what appears obvious, Rb+. An Xray crystallographic study would show that rubidium compounds containe dicrete rubidium atoms. Another way is to look at the electronic configuration and the periodic table to see which group the elemnt is in. This allows you to predict Rb+ as the element has one valence electron like sodium potassium etc.


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