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What the electrostatic attraction that binds oppositely charged ions together?
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The electrons in one atom and the protons in the other attract each other, and vice versa. When the two atoms are close enough, the electron orbitals merge, forming a hybrid orbital, and the two atoms 'share' electrons---resulting in an even stronger, covalent, bond. Atoms held together because one has a net positive charge and the other a net negative charge form an ionic bond.
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What bonds are formed by the attraction of oppositely charged ions?
Good choice of words You are correct. The bond is an ionic bond
What is the force which binds oppositely charged ions together?
Oppositely charged ions are attracted to each other because of the electromagnetic force, which is mathematically described by Coulomb's Law.
What type of force holds ions together in salts such as NaCl?
Electrostatic attraction between the oppositely charged particles. For example consider sodium chloride NaCl, if the compound were to be broken down into its ions it would look like Na+ and a Cl- the opposite charges attract and hold the individual ions together forming a crystal lattice, a solid.
In salt what is the nature of the bond between sodium and chlorine?
The bond between sodium and chlorine is ionic. The sodium atom loses an electron and becomes a positively charged ion, or cation, with a charge of +1. The chlorine atom receives the electron and becomes a negatively charged ion, or anion, with a charge of -1. The electrostatic attraction between the oppositely charged ions is the ionic bond.
What is the force that pushes object apart?
There's no force that pushes electrically neutral objects apart, but if the objects in question have a net charge, then the force known as electromagnetism will either push similarly charged objects apart, or pull oppositely charged objects together.
Is LiF held together by electrostatic attraction?
Yes. The electrostatic attraction is between the oppositely charged ions is the ionic bond.
How are ionic bonds held together?
Electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.
The atoms in salt are held together by?
Electrostatic force of attraction between oppositely charged ions.
What holds crystals of ionic compounds together?
Electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.
What type of bonds electrostatic attraction between opposite charged atoms?
The electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged atoms (ions) is termed an ionic bond
How are ions held together in an ionic bond?
They are held together in a lattice structure by ionic bonds
What is the force between oppositely charged sub atomic particles?
Electrostatic force of attraction
What are ionic compounds held together by?
electrostatic force of attraction between the positive cations and the negative anions.
What is a ionic bond made of?
An ionic bond is an electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.
What ionic bonds are composed of?
An ionic bond is composed of an electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.
How do oppositely charged ions form chemical bonds?
If two oppositely charged ions are attracted, they form an ionic bond, and an ionic compound.
An electrostatic attraction between ions is also called an bond?
The electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions forms an ionic bond.
