Ionic reaction between lithium and chlorine I got a weird question in my chemistry book. It says Li and Cl react to form LiCl an ionic compound. Cl has .... electrons in its outermost occupied shell and the answer of the book is 6 electrons . How?
Maybe your book is wrong. It can't be. There has to be 8 electrons in the outermost occupied shell and to complete its octet. I searched over the google about it and found three links to cover my answer.


https://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111018173152AAn9DHz
https://quizlet.com/38997670/chem-1305-exam-2-study-guide-flash-cards/ (question number 3)
http://slidegur.com/doc/1661637/ionic-bonds (slide number 18)