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Why does zinc only form a 2+ ion?

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this is almost true based on its electronic structure zinc only forms a 2+ ion

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Zinc can only create +2 positive charged cation particles due to its capacity to lose/shed two electrons in its furthest shell's 4s subshell, coming about in an uncovered zinc particle with the electronic arrangement.
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