What Is an Ionic Bond?

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There are countless examples of ionic bonds all around us, you probably even use one at the dinner table. Atoms of certain elements will form bonds with elements from other atoms; causing the two to combine to create something else. One of the most common examples you will encounter is salt.

Salt is made when sodium (Na) oxidizes and loses an electron, causing it to become positively charged (Na+). The chlorine atom (Cl) will gain this electron, causing it to become negatively charged (Cl-). They are now two electrons with opposite charges, and this causes the two to become attracted to each other.

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