Ionic bonding

• Ions are charged particles
• Structure type? Giant ionic lattice
• Ionic compounds consist of positively charged metal ions (cations) and negatively charged non-metal ions (anions).
• The cation is the positive ion, while anion is the negative ion.
• Cations have less electrons than protons, so they're positively charged.
• Anions have more electrons than protons, so they're negatively charged.
• Giant ionic lattices can be made up of different types of ions.
• Non-metals gain electrons to form anions.
• Metals lose electrons to form cations.
• When two oppositely charged ions come together, they attract each other by electrostatic forces.
• In giant ionic lattices, there are many strong electrostatic forces between oppositely charged ions.
• These strong electrostatic forces hold the structure together.
• In giant ionic lattices, all the atoms are held together by electrostatic forces between oppositely charged ions.
• Electrostatic force is the attraction between opposite charges.