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They repeal each other (in air and vacuum, for liquids it might be different) because of the electostatic force.
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What type of bonding in which sea of electrons surrounds positvely charged ions?
I had the same question; the answer is Metallic Bonding.
Why ions remain together in a compound?
The ions stay together because of the electrostatic force of attraction between the positively charged cations and the negatively charged anions.
What are the electrical balances and imbalances of an atom?
Well, an electrically balanced atom aka a neutral atom has an even number of electrons and protons. If an atom has more or less electrons than it does protons it is either negatively charged, or positvely charged. These positively/negatively charged atoms are also called ions.
What happens to metals when they donate electrons?
They become positively charged ions.
How are ionic bonds held together?
Electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.
How are the ions in an iconic compound held together?
Paula Abdul taught us the song "Opposites Attract." In an ionic bond, you have one (or more) positively charged ions which are electrostatically attracted to one (or more) negatively charged ions.
Charged atoms are called?
Charged atoms are called ions.
What do like charged ions do?
Like-charged ions repel each other. Opposite-charged ions attract each other.
What is the term for a chemical bond that holds oppositely charged ions close together?
This is an ionic bond.
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 is an ioni compound?
In chemistry, an ionic compound is a chemical compound in which ions are held together in a lattice structure by ionic bonds. Usually, the positively charged portion consists of metal cations and the negatively charged portion is a halogen or polyatomic ion. Ions in ionic compounds are held together by the electrostatic force between oppositely charged bodies. Ionic compounds have a high melting and boiling point, and they have a high hardness and are very brittle.lattice structure where ions are held together by ionic bonds. contains cations and anions which are held together because they are opposite charges.A Compund made up of one or more positive metal ions(cations) and one or more negative iones(anions).
