Chemistry GCSE
Oppositely charged ions
What Oppositely charged ions means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Oppositely charged ions
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The particles between which ionic bonding is the electrostatic attraction.
Topics that use Oppositely charged ions
- Ionic compounds (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Conduction by free-moving ions
- Electrostatic attraction
- Electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
- Giant ionic lattice
- Model limitations
- Empirical formula
- Giant ionic lattice structure
- Ionic lattice recognition
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