Homework Help: chemistry - Bonding

Posted by Sarah on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 7:48pm.

#1) Draw the following ions using a Bohr diagram:
b)oxygen: i got [oxygen:2)8)]-2 (the -2 is an exponent) but the answer said [oxygen: 2)8)8)]-2...is this right?
d)fluorine: i got [fluorine:2)8)]-1 and the book says [fluorine: 2)8)8)]-1..again, is the book making a mistake?

#8)Using Lewis structures, draw the formation of the following ionic bond and write its chemical formula: magnesium and phosphorus.

chemistry - Bonding - bobpursley, Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 8:05pm
Your book is wrong.
- chemistry - Bonding - Sarah, Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 10:13am
  Thanks, but what about the next question:
  
  #8)Using Lewis structures, draw the formation of the following ionic bond and write its chemical formula: magnesium and phosphorus

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