Ionic bonding - chemistry

• What is ionic bonding?

  Transfer of electrons between metals and non-metals
• What happens to metal atoms during ionic bonding?

  They lose electrons to become positively charged ions
• What happens to non-metal atoms during ionic bonding?

  They gain electrons and become negatively charged ions
• What type of attraction holds ions together in ionic compounds?

  Electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
• How do the charges of metal and non-metal ions differ in ionic bonding?

  Metal ions are positively charged, non-metal ions are negatively charged
• What is the process of ionic bonding?

  • Metals react with non-metals
  • Electrons are transferred from metals to non-metals
  • Metal atoms lose electrons, becoming positively charged ions
  • Non-metal atoms gain electrons, becoming negatively charged ions
  • Oppositely charged ions attract each other, forming ionic compounds