Nitrogen can ionically bond with an unknown element X from group 2. How many ions of element X are required to create a stable ionic compound with nitrogen?



A) 2

B) 3

C) 4

D) There is not enough information.

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Lamyu
The answer is B. As the element X is from group two. This means two electrons can be lost. However nitrogen is from group 5 . You need three more electrons to fill the electron shell. Therefore, you need to find the LCM of 2and 3,which is six. 6over 2 is 3 . Which means you need three element X

Answer:

B

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