Question #a831d
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Mar 9, 2015
Sodium fluoride would be NaF, calcium fluoride would be
Sodium has an oxidation number of
Calcium has an oxidation number of 2+ while fluorine has an oxidation of 1-, so two atoms of fluorine are needed to neutralize the 2+ charge on calcium.
In terms of bond, they would both be ionic compounds, so they do not differ in that regard.