Metal + Non-metal = Positive metal ion +
Negative non-metal ion
An electron is taken away from the metal
making it positively charged and given to the
non-metal making it negatively charged.
positive and negative charged
attract each other like a magnet.
This is Ionic Bonding!
Between a Metal &
a Non-Metal
Covalent Bonding
Electrons are shared
If two atoms have 6 electrons on the outer shell, then
that would be a double covalent bond as two electrons
will be shared so each tom has a full outer shell.
Between 2 Non-metals
Metallic Bonding
Between 2 Metals
Like Ionic Bonding but the electrons don't go to
another atom, they float around and hold the
positively charged metal ions together.
Chemical Equations
Word Equations
They are only useful if
everyone who reads them
speaks the same language
They don't tell us how much of
each substance is in the reaction
They can get very complicated if
lots of substances are involved