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You have an oxygen atom that is looking to bond. How many atoms of one element from column 1 would need to bond with that oxygen to form an ionic bond? Why?​

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Two atoms from column 1. Each would give 1 electron to the Oxygen. Oxygen will be 2- and each group 1 ion will be 1+
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