Electrostatic forces of attraction
What Electrostatic forces of attraction means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Strong forces acting in all directions between oppositely charged ions, holding them together and needing a large amount of energy to overcome.
Strong forces acting in all directions between oppositely charged ions in a giant ionic lattice.
Strong forces that hold oppositely charged ions together in an ionic compound.
Topics that use Electrostatic forces of attraction
- Ionic compounds (AQA GCSE)
- Properties of ionic compounds (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Giant ionic lattices
- Electrical conduction by mobile charged particles
- Electron transfer
- Giant ionic lattice structure
- Ionic bonding
- Ionic bonding and electron transfer
- Limits of required knowledge
- Relationship between structure and properties
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