Calcium becomes a +2 ion and each chlorine becomes a -1 ion. The +2 calcium ion and the two -1 chloride ions attract each other and form an ionic bond and the compound calcium chloride. One calcium ...

Show students how calcium and chlorine atoms bond to form the ionic compound calcium chloride. Tell students that there is another common substance called calcium chloride (CaCl 2). It is the salt ...

Here’s an example using sodium and chlorine. They form ions ... diagrams for the formation of ions in some ionic compounds – magnesium oxide and calcium chloride.

Here’s an example using sodium and chlorine. They form ions ... diagrams for the formation of ions in some ionic compounds – magnesium oxide and calcium chloride.