Great answers on the first part, can anyone give a layman's definition of ionic bonding?

Answer 1

Take an electropositive element like sodium from the left hand end of the periodic table and an electronegative element from the right hand end, like chlorine. Then the chlorine grabs an electron from the sodium and the negative chlorine attracts the positive sodium and you've got an ionic compound; sodium chloride.

Answer 2

There are two forms of bonding..

1. Ionic
2. Covalent

In Ionic bonding, one atom (typically those found in the left two rows in the periodic table) gives up an electron (or two or three!) to another atom with a stronger attraction for electrons. The elements with the highest affinity for electrons are found in the second to last row on the right in the periodic table. Example.. Na + Cl >>> Na+ Cl-

In Covalent bonding, the electrons are shared when the atoms have simliar electron affinitys. Examples.. NH3 (ammonia), CH4 (methane), O2 , N2 , CH2=CH2 (ethylene).

Answer 3

Ionic bonding occurs when one atom gives up an electron to another atom...so one loses and the other one gains...the most electromagnetic atom is the one who gains the electron and the one who is less electromagnetic gives it up. Elements on the left side of the periodic table tend to lose and those on the right tend to gain.

Answer 4

ionic bonding is a bond that occur between two atoms that are opposingly charged such as hydrogen and chloride... hydrogen had one electron and the chloride needs one to complete the cloude of electrons... by sharing they can complete each other...
in all cases the situation is much more complexe than that ... you need to check up the basic chemistry

Answer 5

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