CHEMISTRY DOUBT!!!

[The Ultimate]

I don't understand the concept behind ionic bonds.............
Please explain how ionic bonds FORM AND What they really are.....

 

[Adham-amr]

ionic bonds are bonds formed from a metal and non-metal e.g sodium chloride,potassium iodide,zinc sulphide etc..
these bonds are formed by gaining and losing electrons,metals have high tendancy to lose electrons and form +ve ion
and non-metal have high tendancy to gain electrons and form -ve ion
explaining how the bond in sodium chloride is formed..sodium loses the only electron in its outermost shell
to be gained by the chlorine sodium becomes Na+ and chlorine Cl-

Properties of Ionic Compounds:-
1-high melting point
2-high boiling point
3-soluble in water

 

[XPFMember]

it is a bond between a nonmetal.A metal loses 1,2 or 3 electrons in the outer shell and the nonmetal gains it so there is transfer of electrons.The metal becomes equal to the nearest noble gas in terms of electrons by losing electrons in the outer shell and the non metal by gaining electrons now holding a complete outer shell.

 

[XPFMember]

One other property is that they do not conduct electricity when solid but conduct when molten or dissolved in water

 

[SuperXDE]

it is a bond between a nonmetal.A metal loses 1,2 or 3 electrons in the outer shell and the nonmetal gains it so there is transfer of electrons.The metal becomes equal to the nearest noble gas in terms of electrons by losing electrons in the outer shell and the non metal by gaining electrons now holding a complete outer shell.

That is true , without doubt ... But don't just bother yourself with Carbon or Silicon because they have 4 electrons in the outer shell , they are Non-metals who are a bit special.

If you don't want to be confused while studying , do not read what is below ( I know you will read it , But don't say I didn't tell you if you get confused )

A non metal can lose Electrons just like metal , but there must be an energy that is stronger than the bonds between the nuclei and the electrons , just like Magnesium , it is a stable element that is completely saturated because has only 2 electron saturating the sub-orbit named S that can only carry 2 electrons , that is why it doesn't react with water like sodium , however it reacts when it is given energy , like heat as an example. Nothing is stable

Ionic compounds are compounds that behave just like Adham and Math Angel said , They are formed by losing and gaining electrons and they try to reach the Stability by that , however there is some sort of Magnetic attraction between them , a strong one , in other words a strong bond , that is not easy to be broken because it needs a huge amount of energy to break that attraction between them. that is why it has High melting and boiling points and they are usually solids at room temperature unless they are organic ionic compounds which are liquids at room temperature.

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[The Ultimate]

SuperXD? You say ur doin' IGs?
I understand what u've written but u didn't need to write that.....................