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What is ionic bonding? |
Ionic bonding is the strong electrostatic attraction that holds oppositely charged ions together in an ionic bond |
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True or false? Metals and Non-metals form ionic bonds when they react with compounds |
True |
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Representing ionic bonding |
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Potassium reacts with iodine to form potassium iodide Describe in terms of electrons and electron transfer, the reaction between potassium and iodine |
Potassium has 1 electron in its outer shell and iodine has 7 electrons in it's outer shell. When they react, the electron in the outer shell of the potassium atom is transferred to the iodine atom. A positively charged potassium ion is formed. They both have full outer shells of electrons. |
