Grade 8 science can anyone me answer these two science questions? a. a calcium ion has 20 neutrons, 20 protons, and 18 electrons. what is the ion's charge and identify if this is a negative ion or a positive ion? b. contrast sodium and chloride ions, including how they form. write the symbol for each ion.

the correct answer is b. a strong acid completely dissociates to its ions when dissolved in water. completely dissociates to and ions. a is incorrect because does not fully ionize to and ions and some remain as the compound . c and d are incorrect because, and do not fall into the category of bronsted lowry acids. a bronsted lowry acid is a proton donor and since both molecules do not have a proton to donate they are not bronsted lowry acids. likewise,   if we use the lewis acid definition, they cannot be acids. a lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. both and have a complete octet so can not accept any electrons which disqualifies them as acids.