Question 584 of 991 in Principles of Chemistry

Calcium chloride

1 mark · Easy

State the number of electrons transferred from a lithium atom to a fluorine atom when lithium fluoride is formed.

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B1 · 1 mark · States 1 electron is transferred.

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One electron is transferred from the lithium atom to the fluorine atom.

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