Ionic bond and ionic compounds
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- Created on: 09-12-16 11:33
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An ionicbond is a strong non-directional electrostatic force of attraction between cations and anions due tot ransfer of electrons. it is formed by metal atom losing electrons to non-metal atom or atoms. Metal ion formed has a positive charge and the non metal, negative.
When naming, the metal always comes first.
EX - Sodium chloride.
Sodium has transferred one electron to chlorine, thus making both valence shells full.
Cl- ions have a larger radius that Na+ ions as…
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