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Explain why there are two hydroxide ions needed for each
calcium ion in Ca(OH)
. (1 mark)
2
Each Ca ion has a 2+ charge.
Each OH ion has a 1- charge.
2x 1- charges are needed to cancel out the 2+ charge on
one Ca ion and form a neutral compound
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