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example: earth alkaline metals
Iron (II) oxide is composed of iron with an oxidation number of +2 (shown by the II after iron) and an oxygen that has an oxidation number of -2 (oxygen almost always has an oxidation state of -2). Since the anion and cation both have a charge of +or- 2, they bond with each other with a 1 to 1 ratio and the formula should be FeO
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An alp-ha particle is equivalent to the nucleus of a helium atom. Helium Atom = Answer.
