(a) Name the charged particles which attract one another to form electrovalent compounds.
(b) In the formation of electrovalent compounds, electrons are transferred from one element to another. How are electrons involved in the formation of a covalent compounds ?
(c) The electronic configuration of nitrogen is (2, 5). How many electrons in the outer shell of a nitrogen atom are not involved in the formation of a nitrogen molecule ?
(d) In the formation of magnesium chloride (by direct combination between magnesium and chlorine), name the substance that is oxidized and the substance that is reduced.
(a) Positive Ions (cations) and Negative ions (anions)
(b) Electrons are shared between the atoms of two or more elements
(c) Two
(d) Magnesium is oxidized and chlorine is reduced