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Ionic bonding
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Chemistry Mind Map on Ionic bonding, created by jessica-gollop on 12/04/2013.
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Ionic bonding
Ionic bonding - transferring electrons
In ionic bonding atoms loose or gain electrons to form charged particles (ions) which are then strongly attracted to each other (opposites attract).
It only occurs between metals and non metals.
Metals form positive ions, non metals form negative ions.
All electrons want a full outer shell, to achieve this they can loose or gain electrons.
An atom with just 1 electron in its outer shell wants to get rid of it (because all atoms want a full outer shell).
All the atoms on the left hand side of the periodic table (e.g potassium, sodium, calcium etc) only have 1 or 2 electrons in their outer shell.
If the atom only has 1 or 2 electrons in its outer shell it will try and get rid of it and become an ion.
The ion then looks for another ion with an opposite charge that if they bond will give a full outer shell.
All ions what the electronic structure of a noble gas (full outer shell) to do this they find another atom that gives them a full outer shell.
A nearly full shell is keen to get that extra electron.
On the other side of the periodic table (group 6 + 7) e.g oxygen have outer shells which are nearly full.
They are pretty keen to gain that extra electron or 2 from another atom.
When atoms give or take electrons they form ions, and before you know it they've latched onto the atom that gave them the electron.
Ionic compounds have a regular lattice structure.
Ionic compounds always have giant ionic lattices.
The ions form a closely packed regular lattice arrangement.
There are very strong electrostatic forces of attraction between oppositely charged ions.
Ionic compounds all have similar properties.
They all have high melting points and high boiling points due to the strong attraction between the ions.
It takes a large amount of energy to overcome this attraction. When ions compounds melt the ions are free to move and carry an electrical current.
They do dissolve easily in water. The ions separate and are free to move in the solution, so they will carry and electrical current.
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