How do you draw the Lewis dot structure for #Cal_2#?

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How do you draw the Lewis dot structure for #Cal_2#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-28T13:35:00

For calcium iodide, an ionic solid, we conceive of #Ca^(2+)#, and #2xxI^-# ions.

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Calcium metal has been oxidized to give the #Ca^(2+)# ion, whose electronic structure is akin to that of closed shell #[Ar]#, and iodine has has been reduced to give closed shell #[Xe]#.

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