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  • Lithium Fluoride (LiF): Formation, Properties, and Bonding
    Lithium (Li) and fluorine (F) form a single compound: Lithium fluoride (LiF).

    Here's why:

    * Lithium is an alkali metal, meaning it has a +1 charge when it forms an ion (Li⁺).

    * Fluorine is a halogen, meaning it has a -1 charge when it forms an ion (F⁻).

    * To form a neutral compound, the charges must balance. Therefore, one lithium ion combines with one fluoride ion to form LiF.

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