Combined Science GCSE
Electrostatic forces
What Electrostatic forces means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Electrostatic forces
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Chemical bonds arise from the attraction between oppositely charged particles, and in every case the bond is this attraction between opposite charges.
Topics that use Electrostatic forces
- Chemical bonds (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Covalent bonding
- Delocalised electrons
- Electron sharing
- Electron transfer
- Giant ionic lattice structure
- Ionic bonding
- Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding
- Relationship between bonding, structure and properties
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