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2. Illustrate tho! formation of tho! following Ionic compounds based on tho! instruction provided.
af MagnesiumChloride (Usir11orbitaldlagrams)
b) Cakiumo~lde(uslngelectrondotstructure)
3. Justifyyouranswersbyglvir11sui1ablereasons: (31
af A chemical bond Is Htablisllf'd between the combining atoms during the formation
of a molecule. Justify.
b) loniccompoundshavehighmeltlngandboilingpolnts. Justlfy
c) SodiumChlorldeconductselectrlclty lnthemoltenoraqueousstateandnotlnttie
4. An element X Is a metal with valency 3 and Element Y Is a nonmetal with valency 2. (3)
af Writeasuitablechemlcalequa1londescriblr11theformatlonofionsbyelementsX
andYrHJ)f'Ctlvely.
b) lfYlsadlatomlcgas,writetheequatlonfortllf'directcomblnatlonofelementsXand
ytoformilcompound .
c) Write the chemical formula for the sulphate of element X.
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