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Metal and nonmetals form ionic bonds. The metal atom will give one or more electrons to the nonmetal atom. This is so that they can both have full electron shells. But by donating and accepting electrons, the metal becomes a positive ion as it has more protons than electrons, and the nonmetal becomes a negative ion as it has more electrons than protons.
For instance, sodium chloride (salt).
The sodium (metal) gives an electron to chlorine (nonmetal). By getting rid of one electron, the metal atom gains a full outer electron shell, and by accepting three electrons ( from 3 sodium atoms), the nonmetal atom also gains a full outer electron shell. But they both become ions.
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Will two oxygen atoms form an ionic bond?
No, two oxygen atoms do not typically form an ionic bond. Oxygen is more likely to form covalent bonds by sharing electrons with other non-metal atoms.
Can a covalent bond from when electrons are transferred between 2 atoms?
No, It would be an ionic bond. For Covalent is the sharing of atoms, ionic is transferring.
Which type of atoms would typically form an ionic bond?
Atoms that differ significantly in electronegativity tend to form ionic bonds. Typically, metals (such as sodium, potassium) will donate electrons to nonmetals (such as chlorine, oxygen) to form ionic compounds.
What is a bond that is an electrostatic attraction between atoms of opposite charges?
Ionic bonds
What type of bond is formed when atoms transfer electrons and create atoms with charges?
An ionic bond.
What kind of bond would you expect atoms strontium and iodine to form?
It is ionic bond
Will two oxygen atoms form an ionic bond?
No, two oxygen atoms do not typically form an ionic bond. Oxygen is more likely to form covalent bonds by sharing electrons with other non-metal atoms.
Which type of atoms would typically form an ionic bond?
Atoms that differ significantly in electronegativity tend to form ionic bonds. Typically, metals (such as sodium, potassium) will donate electrons to nonmetals (such as chlorine, oxygen) to form ionic compounds.
Can a covalent bond from when electrons are transferred between 2 atoms?
No, It would be an ionic bond. For Covalent is the sharing of atoms, ionic is transferring.
What is a bond that is an electrostatic attraction between atoms of opposite charges?
Ionic bonds
What type of bond is formed when atoms transfer electrons and create atoms with charges?
An ionic bond.
A chemical bond that occurs when atoms share electron is an bond?
The bond that occurs when atoms share electrons is Ionic Bond
How do you figure out which bond is most ionic?
Look at the atoms involved in the bond. Then look at the electronegativity values of the atoms involved. The stronger the en value of the atoms the stronger the bond is and the more "ionic" the bond is.
Is b-f bond covalent?
No, it is not a covalent bond. It is an Ionic bond.
What kind of bond would a metal and a nonmetal typically?
An ionic bond.
How do the atoms bond in NaCl?
It is an ionic bond.
What kind of atoms would typically for an ionic bond?
Atoms that form ionic bonds typically include metals with nonmetals. The metal atom loses electrons to become a positively charged ion (cation), while the nonmetal atom gains those electrons to become a negatively charged ion (anion), leading to the formation of an ionic bond between them.
