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    Lithium forms an ionic compound by losing one electron to become positively charged Li+, while fluorine gains this electron to become negatively charged F-. The opposite charges of Li+ and F- ions attract each other electrostatically, forming an ionic bond and the ionic compound lithium fluoride.

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    Lithium forms an ionic compound by losing one electron to become positively charged Li+, while fluorine gains this electron to become negatively charged F-. The opposite charges of Li+ and F- ions attract each other electrostatically, forming an ionic bond and the ionic compound lithium fluoride.

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    Lithium forms an ionic compound by losing one electron to become positively charged Li+, while fluorine gains this electron to become negatively charged F-. The opposite charges of Li+ and F- ions attract each other electrostatically, forming an ionic bond and the ionic compound lithium fluoride.

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    Describe and explain how lithium forms an ionic compound

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    Lithium loses one electron to form an ion. The electron is not lost but transferred to fluorine to for an
    ion. Lithium is a positively charged ion and fluorine is a negatively charged ion. These are oppositely
    charged ions and are electrostatically attracted to one another. This is an ionic bond. Lithium fluoride is
    an ionic compound because it is held intact by ionic bonds.

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