Q.3 Define the ionic bond. Explain the formation of an ionic compound in detail.
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3) Ionic bond, also called electrovalent bond, type of linkage formed from the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions in a chemical compound. ... Such a bond forms when the valence (outermost) electrons of one atom are transferred permanently to another atom.
Ionic compounds are formed as the result of the formation of positive and negative ions. Electrons are actually transferred from one atom to another to form rare gas electron structures for each ion. The atom which forms a positive ion loses electrons to the atom which gains electrons to form a negative ion.
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