Ionic Bond Formation/ Ionic Compound Formation
Ionic bond Formation: In ionic bond formation cation ( formed from metal atom) which is formed by lose of electron/s and gets positive charge gets attached to anion (formed from non-metal) by electrostatic force of attraction. Anion is formed by accepting that/those electron/s donating by cation. in case of ionic bond there is no bond by electrons rather opposite charged ions are attached just due to opposite charges. Here we will understand the ionic bond formation by sodium chloride (NaCl) . Sodium ion (Na+)Formation : Sodium(Na) is an atom being atom it is neutral. Its atomic number is 11 means it contains 11 protons in nucleus and 11 electrons in shells. Its valence shell (outer most shell which determine valency) has one electron as shown in the figure. to get stable by octet rule it loses its one electron from its valence shell and get configuration of nearest nobel gas i.e neon(Ne) as shown in figure Sodium ion Na+ Formation Chloride ion(Cl- ion) formation(