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(b) State the type of bond formed, and draw lewis structure of (ii) Calcium oxide

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Ionic bonding takes place in calcium oxide.

Electronic configuration of calcium is 2, 8, 8, 2 and that of oxygen is 2, 6.

So, calcium will lose two electrons and oxygen will accept two electrons to form a chemical compound calcium oxide (CaO) which stabilizes the atoms.

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