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Calcium has atomic number 20. A neutron calcium atom therefore has 20 protons and 20 electrons. Ca2+ has a charge of positive 2, so it must have 2 more protons than electrons. Ca2+ has 18 electrons.
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Is ca plus 2 or mg plus 2 larger?
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Did Ca plus plus gain an electron to produce the charge?
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1
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Ca2 is basically two Ca's so it's larger (the plus doesn't compensate)
How do you arrange in order of increasing size S2- Cl- K plus Ca2 plus now arrange them in order of increasing ionization energy what is the electron configuration of each?
is electronic all have electronic config of {Ar} size Ca^2+^<k+<Cl-<s2-< IE S2-<CL-<K+<CA2+
Does calcium gain electron?
Calcium loses two electrons; the cation is Ca2+.
Does Ca2 have an identical electron configuration as anything else?
Yes, it is identical to Ar.
How many electrons must be lost Ca to attains a noble gas electron?
Calcium must lose 2 electrons and will become Ca2+. It will then have the electron configuration of Argon, a noble gas.
Why does a calcium ion have a charge of plus 2?
because for it to become an ion it needs to lose 2 electron which means that it would have 2 more proton than electron and proton is positively charged so it becomes 2+
