What is ionic bonding?
Ionic bonding by definition is the electrostatic forces of attraction between oppositely charged ions. What this means is, when metal atoms lose an electron to become a positively charged ion (Na+) and non-metal atoms gain an electron to become a negatively charged ion (e.g Cl-), the positive ion and negative ion will be attracted towards eachother (opposites attract) and a strong bond will form; an ionic bond.
YM
Related Chemistry GCSE answers
All answers ▸Why do metals conduct electricity?
Potassium forms an ionic compound with sulfur. Describe what happens when two atoms of potassium react with one atom of sulfur. Give your answer in terms of electron transfer.
How do each of ionic, covalent and metallic bonding compare?
balance this equation C8H18 + O2 ---> CO2 + H2O