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2007-10-04 15:25:57 · 5 answers · asked by Canucks 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Electrical attraction
Ionic compounds are basically defined as being compounds where two or more ions are held next to each other by electrical attraction. One of the ions has a positive charge (called a "cation") and the other has a negative charge ("anion"). Cations are usually metal atoms and anions are either nonmetals or polyatomic ions (ions with more than one atom). Think back to grade school: The same thing that makes the positive and negative ends of a magnet stick to each other is what makes cations and anions stick to each other.
2007-10-04 15:29:50 · answer #1 · answered by Frosty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oppisites attract. 1 ion is positively charged, and the other negatively. They attract, and cause a bond know as an ionic compound.
2007-10-04 15:31:32 · answer #2 · answered by MOMMYS-TWINS-ARE-IN-HEAVEN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All ions want to be neutral, so they will hook up with another ion so that they can share electrons and both be neutral. A negative 2 ion will hookup with a positive 2 ion or two positive one ions, so that the negative 2 ion can give up it's two extra electrons so that they all have a neutral charge
2007-10-04 15:31:34 · answer #3 · answered by MindlessWanderer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
atoms want to keep their outer shell full of electrons. if an atom is close to having its outer shell full, only missing one electron, then it would tend to take an electron from an atom that has only 1 electron in its outer shell, and upon losing that one electron the next shell underneath it will be full. when a atom gains an electron i has an slightly negative charge (because the electron has a negative charge) when a atom loses and elctron it has a positive charge the the oppisite ends are attracted to each other. I hope that made sense.
2007-10-04 15:33:13 · answer #4 · answered by Jorros 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a positive charge isnt it? look it up.
2007-10-04 15:30:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋