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Write chemical formula for barium chloride (1 Ba ion, 2 Cl ion)

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Ba is anot element from group 2 which meanow that it has 2 charges and Cl has 1 charge because it's located in group 17 (halogen) . Net of the changes must equal zero so Ba ion and Cl ion in chemical formula will be BaCl2
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BaCl₂

Ba²⁺ + Cl⁻ = BaCl₂
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