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You have an ionic compound made of calcium and chloride ions. How many of each ion is needed to make the total charge of the compound 0 (zero)?

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Calcium would be
Ca2+ as 2.8.8.2

And Chlorine will be
Cl- because 2.8.7

Hence to make the charge neutral,
You need 1 Calcium ion and 2 Chloride ion,

Forming CaCl2
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