This question is about lithium and chlorine.
Which group of the periodic table is chlorine in?
Lithium reacts with chlorine to produce lithium chloride.
lithium + chlorine ⟶ lithium chloride
The diagram in Figure 1 shows how the reaction happens.
Only the outer electrons are shown.
Figure 1
Use the words in the boxes to complete the sentences:
gaining sharing positive Group1 negative covalent losing Group0 electrostatic neutral |
A lithium atom becomes an ion by ____________________ one electron.
A lithium ion has a _____________________ charge.
The lithium ion now has the electronic structure of a _____________________ element.
The ions in lithium chloride are held together by strong ____________________ forces.
Why do lithium and chlorine react in this way?
A chlorine atom has 17 electrons.
What is the electronic configuration of the chloride ion formed?
Tick (✓) one box.
2 |
| 2,8 |
| 2,8,8 |
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