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2 The chemical symbol for the element calcium is Ca. What would be the symbol representing calcium atoms that have lost two electrons?

Ca–
Ca+
Ca–2
Ca+2

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Answer:

Ca+2

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Ca+2 , the plus 2 indicates the loss of 2 electrons
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