Add electron dots and charges as necessary to show the reaction of calcium and oxygen to form an ionic compound.
Nuetral Atoms-- Ions
Ca+0--Ca+0

Question

Add electron dots and charges as necessary to show the reaction of calcium and oxygen to form an ionic compound.
Nuetral Atoms--> Ions
Ca+0-->Ca+0

aaronq · Answer

Ca loses 2 electrons to achieve a noble gas electronic configuration, O gains 2 e to also have a noble gas config.

wolfe8 · Answer

Can you do it based on what he said?

anonymous · Answer

Not really

wolfe8 · Answer

Well Ca loses 2 electrons so from Ca it becomes $$Ca ^{2+}+2e ^{-}$$ O gains 2 electrons $$O+2e ^{-}$$ to become $$O ^{2-}$$
Now, can you write that in the equation?

anonymous · Answer

Um

wolfe8 · Answer

So from neutral atoms to ions. I showed you what ions they become :) Just put them on the right side of the equation. I'm not sure what electron dots are though.

anonymous · Answer

The lewis dot structure. It's the number of valence electrons that atom has.

wolfe8 · Answer

Ah, well, you have the neutral atoms and we gave you the ions. You should be able to do it now.