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Calcium is in the same group as magnesium. Does it tend to gain or lose electrons when it binds?
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Calcium is in the same group as magnesium. Does it tend to gain or lose electrons when it binds?

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It tends to LOSE electrons because it is a cation (metal ion) as opposed to an anion (nonmetal ion)
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