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What is ionic Bonding? |
Electrostatic attraction between two opposite charged ions. |
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What is electrostatic attraction? |
The force experience by oppositely charged particles. It holds the particles strongly together. |
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Explain a giant ionic structure? |
In a giant ionic structure, the ions are arranged in a regular,three- dimensional pattern called a lattice. |
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What happens to electrostatic forces on a giant ionic compound? |
The electrostatic forces between the ions act in all directions and keep structure together. |
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What do large numbers of electrostatic give ionic compound? |
They cause them to have a high melting point. |
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What happens in sodium chloride lattice. |
In a sodium chloride lattice each sodium ion is surrounded by six chloride ions and each chloride ion is surrounded by six sodium ions. |
