COMPOUNDS

5.8 - Chemical Formulas for Ionic compounds

Write the chemical formula involving calcium and nitrogen

In section 4.6, we learned the charge of ions that representative elements tend to form.

• Calcium, Ca, belongs to Group IIA. It likes to form the Ca⁺² ion.
• Nitrogen, N, belongs to Group VA. It likes to form the N^-3 ion.

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