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level: Ionic bonding

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level questions: Ionic bonding

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Definition of ionic bondingElectrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
Things to remember in dot and cross diagrams- square brackets [] - can put a big 2 or n number infront of brackets - remember the charges on the outside of []
Structure of an ionic compoundeach ion attracts oppositely charged ions in all directions resulting in a giant ionic lattice.
Properties of ionic compound-solid at rtp due to insufficient energy to overcome the strong electrostatic forces of attraction between oppositely charged ion . so high temp needed so HIGH MELTING AND BOILING POINT -soluble in polar solvents (charged) - Electric conductivity inn liquid state as ions are delocalised and free to move as charge carriers