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Which of the following best describes a pair of elements that will form an ionic bond
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Which of the following best describes a pair of elements that will form an ionic bond

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Ca and Br

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Calcium easily loses electrons, and bromine gains them.

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An ionic bond is composed of a metal acting as the cation and a non-metal acting as the anion. The ionic bonds are bonds that result from the transfer of the electrons to form a stable compound with full octet configuration. This is different from covalent bonds where non-metals are only involved.
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