Chemistry A-Level
Ionic bonding
What Ionic bonding means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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The electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions, produced when a metal atom transfers electrons to a non-metal atom.
The electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions, formed when electrons are transferred from a metal to a non-metal.
Topics that use Ionic bonding
- Bonding and structure (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Anomalous melting and boiling points
- Average bond enthalpy
- Averaging over similar compounds and its limitation
- Bond angles
- bond length and strength
- Bond polarity and lone pairs
- Bond polarity versus molecular polarity
- Comparison of solid, liquid and aqueous states
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