Question 82 • EA Academy Online Learning and Digital Citizenship Elective Spring
Shameeka is studying for an exam. She took the notes below about calcium and chlorine, which are known to form ionic bonds.Calcium, which is a metal, donates 2 electrons to chlorine.The individual calcium atoms become ions with a negative 2 charge. The bond between calcium and chlorine makes the atoms stable. Calcium and chlorine attract each other. Which best describes Shameeka’s error?
Answer
A
Calcium is a metal, so it donates protons, not electrons.
B
The individual calcium atom has a positive, not negative, 2 charge.
C
The bond formed makes the atoms unstable, not stable.
D
Calcium and chlorine repel, not attract, each other.