Bonding and Substances

Question 1

What is Ionic bonding?

Answer 1

The electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged atoms.

Question 2

What happens to metals in ionic bonding?

Answer 2

all metals lose electrons to another atom and become positively charged ions.

Question 3

What happens to non-metals in ionic bonding?

Answer 3

all non-metals gain electrons from another atom to become negatively charged ions.

Question 4

How do ionic bonds form?

Answer 4

Ionic bonds form when a metal atom transfers its outermost electron(s) to a nonmetal atom, forming oppositely charged ions.