Question

Explain the formation of calcium chloride with the help of electron dot structure.
(At numbers : Ca = 20 & Cl = 17 )​

Answer 1

Answer:

the solution is below

Explanation:

Calcium is donating its two electrons to each of the chlorine atom .....

Answer 2

To become a noble gas, chlorine has to gain one electron. Calcium chloride is created as a result of two valence electrons from calcium forming bonds with one electron from each chlorine atom.

• Calcium chloride's molecular structure is Cacl2
• The Calcium(Ca) atomic number is 20
• Ca is configured electronically in this way (2,8,8,2)
• Therefore, for calcium to achieve noble gas configuration, two electrons must be lost.
• The chlorine(Cl) atomic number is 17
• Cl is configured electronically in this way (2,8,7)
• Therefore, for chlorine to become a noble gas, it must gain one electron.
• In order to create calcium chloride, two of calcium's valence electrons make bonds with one of each chlorine atom's electron.
• As a result, one calcium atom and two chlorine atoms combine to make calcium chloride.

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