Chemistry GCSE
Ionic bonding
What Ionic bonding means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Occurs in compounds formed from metals combined with non-metals, where oppositely charged ions are held together by strong electrostatic attraction in a giant ionic lattice.
Occurs when a metal reacts with a non-metal, resulting in the complete transfer of outer shell electrons.
Topics that use Ionic bonding
- Chemical bonds (AQA GCSE)
- Ionic bonding (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Electron transfer
- Ion formation
- Alloys
- Charge and relative numbers of protons and electrons
- Charge balance
- Chemical bonding
- Covalent bonding
- Delocalised electrons
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