An electron is transferred from sodium to chlorine. Sodium becomes a positive ion and chlorine becomes a negative ion. The positive and negative ions attract each other and form the ionic compound ...

sodium + chlorine → sodium chloride magnesium + oxygen → magnesium oxide calcium + chlorine → calcium chloride lithium + oxygen → lithium oxide In all of these reactions, the metal atoms ...

This, in turn, prevents the ice and the road surface from bonding. The product ... Another from the "chloride" stable of de-icers is calcium chloride. While considered one of the most effective ...