Energy is required to remove two electrons from Ca to form Ca 2+ and is required to add
Chapter 8, Problem 8.25(choose chapter or problem)
Energy is required to remove two electrons from Ca to form Ca 2+ and is required to add two electrons to 0 to form 0 2-. Why, then, is CaO stable relative to the free elements?
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