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Yes, essentially one atom in the bond pulls on the electrons so much harder than the other, that they do share them to form the bond, but the more electronegative atom pretty much owns those electrons.
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What happens when sodium atom and chlorine atom exchange an electron?
They form an ionic bond
An ionic bond is one in which what shell electrons have been what?
an ionic bond is a bond formed when the electron in the outermost layer of an atom is given to another atom to "complete" the octet electron configuration of the receiving atom
When an electron is transferred from the sodium Atom to a chlorine atom the chlorine atom becomes?
they form an ionic bond (:
How do you form a ionic bond between k and cl?
Potassium donates its electron in the outermost shell to the chlorine atom in order to form the ionic bond.
What happens to a sodium atom that has lost an electron comes near a chlorine atom that has gained an electron?
Sodium chloride is formed by an ionic bond.
What happens when sodium atom and chlorine atom exchange an electron?
They form an ionic bond
An ionic bond is one in which what shell electrons have been what?
an ionic bond is a bond formed when the electron in the outermost layer of an atom is given to another atom to "complete" the octet electron configuration of the receiving atom
When a electron is transferred from a sodium atom to a chlorine atom the chlorine atom becomes?
they form an ionic bond (:
When an electron is transferred from the sodium Atom to a chlorine atom the chlorine atom becomes?
they form an ionic bond (:
What happens when a sodium and chlorine atom exchange an electron?
They form an ionic bond
A potassium atom easily loses its one valence electron. What type of bond will it form with a chlorine atom?
An ionic bond
How do you form a ionic bond between k and cl?
Potassium donates its electron in the outermost shell to the chlorine atom in order to form the ionic bond.
What happens to a sodium atom that has lost an electron comes near a chlorine atom that has gained an electron?
Sodium chloride is formed by an ionic bond.
What type of bond would you expect 39k19 to form?
With only 1 electron in its valence shell, the atom is likely to form an Ionic bond.
What will a calcium atom form a ionic or covalent bond?
it will form a ionic bond
In ionic bonding an atom with 1 valence eelectron like sodium will do what to form an ionic bond?
give away its one valence electron
Is potassium atom and a fluorine atom is covalent or ionic bond?
Potassium and fluorine will form an ionic bond
