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Lithium's atomic number is 3. Fluorine's is 9. Explain how an atom of lithium and an atom of fluorine combine by ionic bonding.

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Explanation:

The information given is not important to determine if the bond is ionic.

An ionic bond is when a metal and a nonmetal combine or when the electronegativity of the elements is higher than 1.7.

In this example, lithium is a metal and fluorine is a nonmetal so they will form an ionic compound.

Lithium is in group lA so it has 1 electron in its outermost shell.

Fluorine is in group VIIA so it has 7 electrons in its outermost shell.

Lithium donates one electron to fluorine so they become stable.

explanation: it gains negative electrons, therefore becoming negatively charged. as charge cannot be created, nor destroyed, only transferred, this leaves the wool positive. now that they have opposite charges, the two items attract.