Formed by one atom transferring 1 or more electrons to
another atom.
Atoms which have gained or lost electrons.
If they lose electrons, then they become posatively
charged.
If they gain electrons, then they are negatively
charged.
+ + + ++
- - - - -
There are 5 posatives
and 5 negatives.
+ + + + +
- - - -
here there are only 4
negatives and 5
posotive electrons. This
means that there are
more protons than
electrons so there must
be an overall posotive
charge.
Ionic bonding occurs
between metals and non
metals. for example- sodium
chloride, iron oxide etc
Covalent
Covalent bonding
occurs when atoms
share electrons to form
complete outer shells
Covalent bonding take place
between non metals. for
example- Nitrogen oxide
The atoms are so desperate
for a complete outer shell that
they will share their electrons
between other atoms. An
example is water. Hydrogens
have only 1 electron. Oxygen
needs to gain 2 electrons so 2
hydrogens covalently bond to
for H2O or water.
Covalent bonds are strong
All atoms bond to try and form
complete out shells.
The alkali metals all react
with non metal elements to
form ionic compounds in
which the metal atom has a
single positive charge.
The elements in group 7 (the
halogens) all react with the alkali
metals to form negatively charged
compounds.
Structure
The structure of metals
Metals have delocalized
electrons. This means
they are free to move from
atom to atom meaning
they are a good conductor
of heat and electricity.
Because they may
have lost a few
electrons, this means
there are more protons
than electrons meaning
the atoms are now
posotively charged.
Compounds are
substances in which
2 or more elements
are chemically
combined.
Noble gases have
complete outer shells
so they are completely
unreactive.
An ionic compound is
a giant structure of
ions
The ions are all held together
by strong electromagnetic
forces holding the atoms
together.
All the atoms are held
together in a lattice. A
lattice is an array of atoms