Draw the lewis dot symbol for the calcium ion.

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Calcium is a metal belonging to group II. Therefore, it has 2 valence electrons. However, when calcium loses electron/s, it will have a complete valence shell. Shown below is the Lewis dot structure of a calcium ion with a charge of +2.

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Draw the lewis dot symbol for the calcium ion.

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