take a jug of water by finding the volume of that water and ask the 2 year old to chug it all in... the volume of water drank by the 2 year old is the volume of the two year old
For formation of a neutral ionic compound, the charges on cation and anion must be balanced. The cation is formed by loss of electrons by metals and anions are formed by gain of electrons by non metals.
The cations and anions being oppositely charged attract each other through strong coloumbic forces and form an ionic bond.
(1) Sodium is carrying +1 charge called as cation and chloride is an anion carrying -1 charge. Thus they combine and their oxidation states are exchanged and written in simplest whole number ratios to give neutral .
(2) Sodium is carrying +1 charge called as cation and phosphate is an anion carrying -3 charge. Thus they combine and their oxidation states are exchanged and written in simplest whole number ratios to give neutral .
(3) Sodium is carrying +1 charge called as cation and sulfate is an anion carrying -2 charge. Thus they combine and their oxidation states are exchanged and written in simplest whole number ratios to give neutral .
(4) Sodium is carrying +1 charge called as cation and carbonate is an anion carrying -2 charge. Thus they combine and their oxidation states are exchanged and written in simplest whole number ratios to give neutral .
(5) Potassium is carrying +1 charge called as cation and chloride is an anion carrying -1 charge. They form .
(6) Potassium is carrying +1 charge called as cation and phosphate is an anion carrying -3 charge. They form .
(7) Potassium is carrying +1 charge called as cation and sulfate is an anion carrying -2 charge. They form .
(8) Potassium is carrying +1 charge called as cation and carbonate is an anion carrying -2 charge. They form .
(9) Calcium is carrying +2 charge called as cation and chloride is an anion carrying -1 charge. They form .
(10) Calcium is carrying +2 charge called as cation and phosphate is an anion carrying -3 charge. They form .
(11) Calcium is carrying +2 charge called as cation and sulfate is an anion carrying -2 charge. They form .
(12) Calcium is carrying +2 charge called as cation and carbonate is an anion carrying -2 charge. They form .
(13) Ammonium ion is carrying +1 charge called as cation and chloride is an anion carrying -1 charge. They form .
(14) Ammonium ion is carrying +1 charge called as cation and phosphate is an anion carrying -3 charge. They form .
(15) Ammonium ion is carrying +1 charge called as cation and sulfate is an anion carrying -2 charge. They form .
(16) Ammonium ion is carrying +1 charge called as cation and carbonate is an anion carrying -2 charge. They form .
(17) Iron is carrying +3 charge called as cation and chloride is an anion carrying -1 charge. They form .
(18) Iron is carrying +3 charge called as cation and phosphate is an anion carrying -3 charge. They form .
(19) Iron is carrying +3 charge called as cation and sulfate is an anion carrying -2 charge. They form .
(20) Iron is carrying +3 charge called as cation and carbonate is an anion carrying -2 charge. They form .
If you search Google images for "Aufbau principle periodic table," you'll find some handy diagrams that will make it much easier to determine an element based on its electron configuration. Determine the number of electrons in the last part of the configuration (in this case, 5), locate that group on the Aufbau periodic table diagram, then count that number from left to right within that group. In this case, within the "3p" portion of the Periodic table, count to 5 and you'll find Chlorine as the answer.