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Attraction between water molecules and sodium and chloride ions OSS less than the attraction between sodium ions and chloride ions.
Ionic (electric) attraction forces of (sodium) Na+ and (chlorine) Cl- ions. (i.e. of oppositely charged particles)
Electrostatic attraction.
Sodium metal and chlorine gas do not "attract" each other. They react chemically - sodium metal is oxidised - losing one electron- chlorine is reduced gaining one. The two resulting oppositely charged ions, Na+ and Cl- form the ionic compound NaCl
The positive sodium ions and negative chloride ions attract each other.
An ionic bond
Attraction between water molecules and sodium and chloride ions OSS less than the attraction between sodium ions and chloride ions.
The process is called ionic bonding. In the case of sodium and chlorine, sodium ions (Na+), and chloride ions (Cl-), form an electrostatic attraction due to their opposite charges. This electrostatic attraction is called an ionic bond.
The ionic bond is formed because it is a strong electrostatic attraction between sodium and chlorine ions.
The ionic bond of sodium chloride is formed when chlorine gains an electron from sodium.
Ionic (electric) attraction forces of (sodium) Na+ and (chlorine) Cl- ions. (i.e. of oppositely charged particles)
Because between the ions Na+ and Cl- an electrostatic attraction exist.
Sodium chloride has an ionic bond because a big electrostatic attraction between ions of sodium and chlorine exist.
Electrostatic attraction.
Sodium chloride has an ionic bond.
Sodium metal and chlorine gas do not "attract" each other. They react chemically - sodium metal is oxidised - losing one electron- chlorine is reduced gaining one. The two resulting oppositely charged ions, Na+ and Cl- form the ionic compound NaCl
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.