Calcium and bromine have formed a bond. Leading up to this, calcium gave up electrons. It was a(n) ____.

negative ion
shared ion
positive ion
neutral atom

Question

Calcium and bromine have formed a bond. Leading up to this, calcium gave up electrons. It was a(n) ____.

negative ion
shared ion
positive ion
neutral atom

matt101 · Answer

If calcium lost electrons, it became positively charged because it had more protons than electrons. That means your answer is "positive ion".

photon336 · Answer

@Trick-and-Kill just to add to what matt101 said 

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anonymous · Answer

Are you sure? I thought the answer was negative ion.

photon336 · Answer

@Trick-and-Kill remember where calcium is on the periodic table. it's in group two. these elements have a tendency to lose electrons because in doing so they will achieve octet, does this make sense to you?

anonymous · Answer

Oh... Thanks both of you. :3

photon336 · Answer

no problem