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| Ionic Bond |
| I will explain the very basic of ionic bnds. Ionic bonds are for ions. It is when an atom losses one electron and another atom gains an electron. It can be a lot more detailed and complicated then that, but that is the simple line. Basically, an atom can gain an electron to be more negative, wheras another atom had lost an electron, to become more positive. Example: Protons are +1 Electrons are -1 (Don't worry about neutrons, which are +/- 0). An atom with the same the number of protons and electrons are neutral. Like if an atom had 6 protons and 6 neutrons, than the atom's charge is +6 and -6, which equals zero. But if the atom lost an electron, then it is still +6 for protons, but then it's -5 for electrons, which then equals one. If their atom gained an electrons, it's still +6 for protons, but -7 for electrons, so combined it makes a charge for -1. (Though neutrons make a +0, it won't affect the charge of the atom, but it has a weight just like protons and neutrons, which makes the atom heavier or lighter). |