How does the formation of an ionic bond involve the octet rule?

Explanation:

The formation of an ionic bond involves the octet rule because every atoms wants to have a stable configuration.

In ionic bond, a metal will lose its electrons to become isoelectronic with the nearest noble gas. Therefore, the octet rule is obeyed

The non-metal gains the electrons and becomes a stable octet

The electrostatic attraction between the opposite charges results in the bond

a. the law of proportion states the combination of 2 atoms in a specific ratio to produce multiple compounds such as the given statement of question ‘1st compound contains 88.8 % cu ’ indicates 88.8 g of cu is present along with 11.2 g oxygen in 100 g of compound whereas the statement ‘2st compound contains 79.9 % cu ’ indicates 79.9 g of cu is present along with 20.1 g oxygen in 100 g of compound

1st compound contains 88.8 g cu

for cu

m = 63 g /mol

atomic % = 88.8 /63 = 1.42

for o

m = 16 g /mol

atomic % = 11.2 /16 = 0.7

b. the emperical formula of 1st compound is

cu1.4o0.7

cu2o