Calcium reacts with chlorine to form the ionic compound calcium chloride. Describe, in terms of electrons, how an atom of calcium reacts with two chlorine atoms to form calcium chloride.

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1. Calcium reacts with chlorine to form the ionic compound calcium chloride. Describe, in terms of electrons, how an atom of calcium reacts with two chlorine atoms to form calcium chloride.