Question

An element of Group II loses two electrons in the process of a chemical combination. What is its ionic charge?

Answer 1

The answer is +2

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

An element that gains one electron will tend to acquire a negative charge whereas an element that tend to lose an electron will acquire a positive charge.

Similarly, an element losing two electrons will acquire a 2+ charge.

For example, calcium is a group II element and has 2 valence electrons. Therefore, to attain stability it loses two electrons and thus changes into
`Ca^(2+)` ion.

Hence, we can conclude that an element of Group II loses two electrons in the process of a chemical combination then its ionic charge will be +2.