What would be the correct formula of the ionic compound formed if a certain metal M with valence electron configuration Ns2 reacted with a nonmetal valence electron Ns2 Np4?
1 Answer
MX
Explanation:
Just some basic background information, when forming ionic compound, the metal will give away electron(s) to become cation (positively charged ion) while the nonmetal will accept electron(s) to become anion (negatively charged ion).
The metal, M, with valence electron configuration of
As for the nonmetal (I'll just call it X) with valence electron configuration of
Combining the two ions,