3 Chlorine ions are required to bond with one aluminum ion.
In ionic bonds, metals atoms loses all its outermost shell electrons to form a cation. While, non metal atoms gains however many electrons in order to make its outermost electron shell be 8 (or 2 if there's only one shell).
Therefore, form the periodic table, we can see that aluminum has a atomic number of 13, which makes its electron arrangement be 2,8,3. So, in order to form a aluminum ion, an Al atom must lose 3 electrons. On the other hand, Chlorine has a atomic number of 17, which means it has the electron configuration of 2,8,7. It has to gain only 1 electron to have 8 outermost shell electron.
Thereofre, 3 Chlorine atom are required to gain all 3 electrons given out by just 1 aluminum ion.
D is just straight up false, if I were to take a stab at it, the only one that’s seems logical to me B. “The ability of atoms to combine in unlimited ways”
Answer:
B I believe im sorry if it's not right
Answer:
there will be less and less space
Explanation:
For part 1, just copy them off of the periodic table. For example, element 1 is Hydrogen, and its symbol is H
Elements on the left usually lose electrons and elements on the right tend to gain them. Noble gases have no charge.
