Chemistry
(a) In the formation of the compound XY2, an atom X gives one electron to each Y atom. What is the nature of bond in XY2?
(b) Draw the orbit structure of this compound (XY2).
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(a) Nature of bond is ionic because the atom X gives one electron to each Y atom.
(b) Orbit structure of XY2 :
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