Question

Describe, in your own words, an ionic bond, how it forms, and how this relates to how a salt, like NaCl is held together. This response should be at least 5 complete sentences.

Answer 1

• Ionic bonding is the complete transfer of valence electron(s) between atoms.
• This bond is formed between the two oppositely charged ions.
• Formation of ionic bond takes place when a metal looses an electron to become positively charged cation.
• And a non metal accepts those electron and become negatively charged anion.
• In case of NaCl (Sodium Chloride) Na+ is a metal which losses an electron and changes into cation where as Cl- accepts that electron and become anion.