Structure Of Ionic Compounds

Giant Ionic Lattices

• Each ion attracts oppositely charged ions from all directions; each ion is surrounded by oppositely charged ions.
• This means that they attract ions to each other to form a GIANT IONIC LATTICE

From this NaCl structure, you can see that:

• Each Na+ ion is surrounded by 6 Cl- ions. 
• Each Cl- ion is surrounded by 6 Na+ ions.

Properties of Ionic Compounds

High Melting and Bioling Points: 

Ionic Compounds are solid at room temperature, this is because the energy required to…