Which is an example of an ionic bond? Calcium gives 1 electron to chlorine to form a stable bond. Silver ions are surrounded by a large number of electrons. There are fewer than 16 valence electrons in 2 chlorine atoms, but they form a stable bond.

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Erik

14 October, 21:43

Which is an example of an ionic bond? Calcium gives 1 electron to chlorine to form a stable bond. Silver ions are surrounded by a large number of electrons. There are fewer than 16 valence electrons in 2 chlorine atoms, but they form a stable bond.

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Remington Wright · Answer 1

An example of an ionic bond would be the first option-Calcium gives 1 electron to chlorine to form a stable bond-because ionic bonds occur when a metal (calcium) and a non metal (chlorine) exchange electrons.