Answer:
This is due the different charges of fluoride and oxide ions.
Explanation:
When calcium reacts it is oxidized to Ca²⁺. In the same way, fluoride ion is reduced to F⁻ and oxide ion to O²⁻.
When these ions are combined, the molecule must be neutral. That means 2 ions of F⁻ are necessaries and just 1 O²⁻ ion will reacts producing:
CaF₂ and CaO.
The different charges of these ions is the reason why calcium will combine in different ratios.
<u>Answer:</u> The particle released in the given reaction is one alpha particle
<u>Explanation:</u>
In a nuclear reaction, the total mass and total atomic number remains the same.
For the given fission reaction:

Total mass on reactant side = total mass on product side
222 = A + 218
A = 4
Total atomic number on reactant side = total atomic number on product side
86 = Z + 84
Z = 2
The isotopic symbol of unknown element is
. Another name of helium atom is alpha particle.
Hence, the particle released in the given reaction is one alpha particle
Molecular formula is an integral multiple of the empirical formula