Question

draw a lewis structure to illustrate how cacl2 dissolves into water

Answer 1

@aum

Answer 2

@JoannaBlackwelder

Answer 3

Do you know how many valence electrons Ca and Cl have?

Answer 4

ca-2
cl-8

Answer 5

Ca does have 2, but Cl has 7

Answer 6

So, Ca will go in the middle:

Answer 7

And the chlorines on either side:

Answer 8

Any ideas how?

Answer 9

so one on the left and the other on the right.

Answer 10

@SolomonZelman