4. Write the charge of each ion. Here are some other examples of dot and cross diagrams for the formation of ions in some ionic compounds – magnesium oxide and calcium chloride.

Ionic bonds are formed between a metal and non-metal, for example, sodium chloride. Outer electrons are transferred from the metal to the non-metal. Sodium will lose an electron and form a ...

IT has been suggested previously 1 that any system containing conjugated double bonds should be capable of forming ions, particularly positive ions. This holds not only in the case of carbon ...