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Forming Bonds
Mind map: Forming bonds
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Forming Bonds
When elements combine they form compounds
When a metal reacts with a non-metal, ions are formed.
- Metal atoms lose one or more electrons to form positevely charged ions.
- Non-metal atoms gain electrons to form negatively charged ions
- The oppositely charged ions attract each other strongly and the compound has ionic bonds
- Non-metal atoms gain electrons to form negatively charged ions
- Metal atoms lose one or more electrons to form positevely charged ions.
When non-metals combine, their atoms share electrons to form covalent bonds