General Information



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OBJECTIVES

INFORMATION

IONIC NAMING

CHARACTERISTICS

QUIZ


Ionic Bonding is the bonding of a cation (+) with an anion(-).

This commonly occurs between

a metal that has lost one or more electrons (e-)
and
a non-metal that has gained one or more electrons (e-).



Sodium (Na) when a neutral element is a very dangerous compound.

What do you think occurs when it is placed in water?

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Chlorine (Cl2) when a neutral element is also a very dangerous compound.

What do you think occurs if you accidently smell some chlorine gas?

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But when the sodium element loses one electron, becoming
a sodium ion (Na+)

and the chlorine element gains one electron, becoming
a chloride ion (Cl-)

the two ions are attracted to each other to form
a neutral compound sodium chloride (NaCl).



Please also visit the following website to view a video clip of the transfer of an electron (e-) from a sodium atom to a chlorine atom. Click on the red continue icon. CLICK HERE

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The correct ratio of one sodium ion to one chloride ion
is due to the charges on each ion (+1 and -1) adding to
produce a zero (neutral) number.


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