Calcium and chlorine can combine to form the salt calcium chloride. Salts are formed from which type of bond?

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  • Hand draw an electron shell diagram for each atom: Calcium (20Ca) and Chlorine (17Cl)
  • Calcium and chlorine can combine to form the salt calcium chloride.  Salts are formed from which type of bond?
  • Which atom is electropositive?  Electronegative?
  • Based on the number of electrons in their valence shells and their bonding capacities, what would the formula for this salt be?
  • Which atom becomes the cation?
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