Ionic Bonding quiz Flashcards

An ionic bond is an electrical attraction between oppositely charged ions, specifically between cations and anions.

Ionic bonds involve a complete transfer of electrons, whereas covalent bonds involve the sharing of electrons.

The complete transfer of electrons fills the valence shells of both atoms involved in the transfer.

Chlorine is much more electronegative than sodium, causing it to pull on and completely take an electron from sodium.

The sodium atom becomes a positively charged ion (cation) after losing an electron.

The chlorine atom becomes a negatively charged ion (anion) after gaining an electron.

The attraction between a positively charged sodium ion and a negatively charged chloride ion forms an ionic bond.

Table salt, or sodium chloride (NaCl), is formed by the ionic bonding of sodium and chloride.

Filling the valence shells of both atoms involved in ionic bonding stabilizes the atoms and completes their outer electron shells.

Electronegativity determines how strongly an atom can attract electrons; in ionic bonding, the more electronegative atom takes electrons from the less electronegative atom.

Electron transfer creates ions with opposite charges, which then attract each other to form ionic bonds.

Cations (positively charged ions) and anions (negatively charged ions) attract each other to form ionic bonds.

Ionic bond formation increases the stability of atoms by filling their valence shells and creating a stable electron configuration.

The complete transfer of electrons results in the formation of ions with full valence shells, leading to the creation of stable ionic compounds.

The 10% rule is not directly related to ionic bonding; it is more relevant to energy transfer in ecosystems, not the formation of ionic compounds like NaCl.