What is the name of the ionic compound that is composed of calcium and chlorine?
A) calcium dichloride
B) dicalcium trichloride
C) dicalcium chloride
D) calcium chloride
E) dicalcium dichloride

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Calcium chloride is the correct name for the ionic compound composed of calcium and chlorine, following the naming conventions for ionic compounds where the metal (calcium) is named first followed by the nonmetal (chlorine) with its ending changed to -ide.

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