Zinc has 2 valence electrons, that is, it has 2 electrons on its outermost shell. ... So zinc give two electrons to oxygen. This way both the ions are satisfied. And this way an ionic compound zinc oxide (ZnO) is formed.
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what if there is 2 and positive or negative in there ?
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Zinc has 2 valence electrons, that is, it has 2 electrons on its outermost shell. ... So zinc give two electrons to oxygen. This way both the ions are satisfied. And this way an ionic compound zinc oxide (ZnO) is formed.