Find the elements sodium, oxygen, and phosphorus on the periodic table. Describe the monoatomic ions each would form. Then, given what you know about chemical bonding, describe and give the formulas for the types of ionic compounds they would produce with each other.
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Na forms a +1 ion
O forms a -2 ion
P forms a -3 ion.
The Na-O formula is Na2O and it is an ionic bond.
The Na-P formula is Na3P and it is also an ionic bond.
O forms a -2 ion
P forms a -3 ion.
The Na-O formula is Na2O and it is an ionic bond.
The Na-P formula is Na3P and it is also an ionic bond.