Ionic bonding and ionic lattices/compounds

Question 1

what is ionic bonding ?

Answer 1

A strong electrostatic attraction between a positive (metal) and negative (non metal) ion that holds the compound together.

Question 2

what happens to form an ionic bond?

Answer 2

the electrons are transfered

Question 3

how are the ions arranged in a ionic lattice?

Answer 3

they are in a regular arrangement where positive and negative ions are alternated in each row.
each ion is surrounded by 6 oppositely charged ions.

Question 4

Do ionic lattices have high boiling and melting points? Why?

Answer 4

They do have high melting and boiling points because the ions are held in fixed positions due to the strong forces of attraction so it takes a lot of energy for them to break

Question 5

what are the properties of ionic compounds and lattices?

Answer 5

-are crystals
-are solid at room temperature
-have high melting and boiling points
-conduct electricity when molten or dissolved in water

Question 6

what is another name for an ionic compound?

Answer 6

an ionic lattice

Question 7

why do lattices only conduct electricity when molten(heated up to a liquid) or dissolved in water?

Answer 7

when molten or dissolved in water the ions are free to move so can carry charge through a liquid.
they dont conduct as solids because the ions are fixed and can not move.

Question 8

what are ionic compounds?

Answer 8

they are giant lattice structures

Question 9

what do ionic bonds occur between?

Answer 9

ionic bonds occur between a metal and a non-metal