Explain what an ionic bond is?

Question

Explain what an ionic bond is?

Answer 1

This is electrostatic force of attraction between two oppositely charged ions.Like in Na+ & Cl-, Ca++ & Cl- etc.

Answer 2

A chemical bond between two atoms where one or more electrons are passed from one atom to another. When they give up electrons, each of the atoms should have a filled shell. A good example of an ionic bond is the sodium chloride bond. You may also hear the term electrovalent bond.  

Answer 3

double O 7

Answer 4

Ions transfer electrons in order to fill their outer shell.    

Answer 5

Ionic vs covalent bonds. Ionic bonds are those in which the electron pair is captured mostly by one of the items involved due to their high electronegativity, for example Na+ Cl-. Covalent bonds are bonds in which the electron pair are shared, for example O=C=O (CO2). Covalent bonds are mostly in organic compounds and ionic mostly in inorganic compounds. Covalent bonds in carbon come in different flavors: for carbon a sp3 bond forms 4 bonds (CH4), an sp2 forms 3 bonds ( H3C-C(=O)-CH3 acetone and sp bonds (H-C-triple bond-C-H as in acetylene).