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A molecule is the simplest complete structural unit of an element or compound that can exist in nature.

An atom is the smallest component of any element having all the chemical properties of that specific element.

Ions are atoms or molecules that have become electrically charged (positive or negative) by having lost or gained one or more electrons.

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What holds different atoms or ions together in a chemical compound?

Chemical bonds hold different atoms or ions together in a chemical compound. These bonds are formed through the sharing or transfer of electrons between the atoms or ions.


In a covalent compound atoms form ions?

In a covalent compound, atoms do not form ions. Instead, they share electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration. This sharing of electrons creates a bond between the atoms in the compound.


What type of bonds are formed when metal atoms combine with nonmetal Atoms?

Ionic bonds are formed when metal atoms combine with nonmetal atoms. Metal atoms tend to lose electrons to form positive ions, while nonmetal atoms tend to gain electrons to form negative ions, resulting in the attraction between the oppositely charged ions forming the ionic bond.


How does the relationship between salts and ions demonstrate that while all salts are ions, not all ions are salts?

The relationship between salts and ions shows that while all salts are made up of ions, not all ions form salts. Salts are compounds made of positively and negatively charged ions that are held together by ionic bonds. However, some ions exist independently and do not combine with other ions to form salts. This distinction highlights the difference between salts, which are specific compounds, and ions, which are individual charged particles.


Does a covalent bond create ions?

No, covalent bonds involve the sharing of electrons between atoms, resulting in molecules rather than ions. Ions form when atoms gain or lose electrons to achieve a full outer electron shell.

Related Questions

What is the relationship between cations and their atoms?

Cations are ions with a positive charge. Anions have a negative charge.


What holds different atoms or ions together in a chemical compound?

Chemical bonds hold different atoms or ions together in a chemical compound. These bonds are formed through the sharing or transfer of electrons between the atoms or ions.


What is the relationship between surface area and rate of reaction?

The increase in surface area of reactants increases the contact between reacting molecules, atoms or ions so the rate of reaction becomes increased.


What is the relationship between the number oh hydrogen in acid and the charge on the anion?

# of hydrogen ions in an acid is equal to the charge of the ion


Do ionic bonds form between ionized atoms?

Yes, only if there are both ions with positive charges and ions with negative charges among the ionized atoms.


What forms bonding?

Chemical bonds are between atoms, ions or molecules.


Why do atoms form ions and or bond why are they not content as neutral atoms?

The cause is the interaction between valence electrons.


What is the difference between positively charged molecular ions and positively charged ions having group of atoms?

Molecular Ions essentially consist of the same type of atoms (most probably the atoms of the same element) and the radicals may not have the same characteristic.


Ions form when what is transferred between atoms?

Ions form when electrons are transferred between atoms, resulting in a difference in the number of protons and electrons. This creates ions with either a positive charge (cation) or a negative charge (anion) based on the imbalance of electrons.


What is a bond between atoms in which electrons are lost or gained?

Ionic bond is formed between the ions.


Does NaCl have atoms or ions?

it has both atoms as well as ions.


Charged atoms are called?

Charged atoms are called ions.