Question

Using the periodic table as a reference, which elements could bond to form a compound most like NaCl?

Question 3 options:

Hydrogen (H) and Oxygen (O)


Potassium (K) and Fluorine (F)


Magnesium (Mg) and Iodine (I)


Lithium (Li) and Sulfur (S)

Answer 1

step by step

Na(sodium)=2.8.1

Cl (Chlorine)=2.8.7. sodium will give the chlorine the 1 valence electron to become stable ions.

answer

pottasium. (2.8.8.1) and Flourine(2.7)