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does there always have to ba an exact electron shell fit in ionic bonding?

lboogy
in Chemistry

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Hi everyone,

 

I'm just wondering about ionic bonding, for eg aluminium oxide. Oxygen has 4 electrons on the outer shell whereas aluminium has 3. So the oxygen atom could gain 2 from aluminium to fill their outer shell, but aluminium would still have one electron on it's outer shell. So what would happen to this? Would it remain with the aluminium?

 

 

ta!

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ahhh ok - i get it now thanks.

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