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Which of the following would you expect to form an ionic bond when combined? Si and O K and Ti H and O Li and F

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It would be Li and F because Li has 3 electrons which means it has an unstable outer shell as it would have 1 electron in the outer shell, however, F has 9 electrons and it needs 1 more electron in its outer shell in order to become stable so it will be shared with Li
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