And you would expect that that would be a much stabler compound because, instead of plus one attracting plus one, now you have plus two attracting minus two.

可以预见,这将会是更稳定的化合物，因为不再是一价正离子吸引一价负离子，而是二价正离子吸引二价负离子。

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You could have variability with complete predictability.

你可以选择完全的可预见性。

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