Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Forming Bonds
- When elements combine they
form compounds
- When a metal reacts with a
non-metal, ions are formed.
- Metal atoms lose one or
more electrons to form
positevely charged ions.
- Non-metal atoms gain
electrons to form
negatively charged ions
- The oppositely charged ions attract each other
strongly and the compound has ionic bonds
- When non-metals combine, their atoms
share electrons to form covalent bonds