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Use the valences of the groups to write three formulas.
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Use the valences of the groups to write three formulas. The pairs are calcium (group 2) with phosphorus (group 15), silicon (group 14) with chlorine (group 17), and aluminium (group 13) with oxygen (group 16).
Need a reminder? The key ideaShow
Electronegativity is the pull of an atom in a compound on a shared pair of electrons; fluorine is 4.0 on the Pauling scale. It rises across a period and falls down a group. Valence is the number of outer electrons, or eight minus it. Oxides are basic on the left of a period, amphoteric in the middle and acidic on the right.
The worked solution
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Step 1. Valences. Calcium , phosphorus , silicon , chlorine , aluminium , oxygen .
Step 2. Calcium and phosphorus. Cross over: .
Step 3. Silicon and chlorine. .
Step 4. Aluminium and oxygen. .
Answer: , and .
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