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Use the information and table to answer the following question.

The table shows the ionic charges ot several elements.

Element

Type of lon

formed

Boron

Carbon Nitrogen oxygen

Fluorine

3+

4‡

3-

2-

1-

NeOn

which element is MOST LIKELY similar to oxygen in that it will form an ion with a 2- charge?

A Berylum

Sulfur

Phosphorus

Hellum

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Sulfur is MOST LIKELY similar to oxygen in that it will form an ion with a 2- charge.

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The question asks us to identify an element that is similar to oxygen in terms of forming an ion with a 2- charge. Oxygen is a...