Ionic Bond Formation
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An ionic bond forms when one atom transfers valence electrons to another, producing a cation and an anion held together by electrostatic attraction.
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Sodium transfers its one valence electron to chlorine, forming Na⁺ and Cl⁻ in sodium chloride.
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An ionic bond is not shared electrons: it is transfer, then attraction between the resulting opposite charges.
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- 0963 Ionic Compound Formula from Charge Balance
- 1027 Lattice Energy
- 2323 Allotropes: Structure Sets Property
- 2329 Nitrogen's Inertness and Nitrogen Fixation
- 2384 Coordination Number Sets Complex Geometry
- 2429 Organic Compounds Defined by Carbon Catenation
- 2432 Alkanes: Saturated Hydrocarbons
- 2442 Alkenes: Restricted Rotation at the Double Bond
- 2463 Twin: The Aldehyde
- 2472 Amines: Weak Bases from a Nitrogen Lone Pair