What's the ionic Bond

What's the ionic Bond
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An ionic bond is an electrical attraction between two oppositely charged atoms or groups of atoms.Normally,atoms are neutral and have no charge.However,in order to gain stability they will sacrifice their neutrality by either losing one or more of its outermost electrons thus becoming a positive ion (cation) or they will gain one or more electrons thus becoming a negative ion (anion).Elements that are described as "metallic" tend to lose electrons and elements that are described as "non-metallic" tend to gain electrons.Once this has happened then the resulting charged atoms will attract each other.That electrical attraction between two oppositely charged ions is referred to as an ionic bond.Most salts are ionic.Any metal will combine chemically with any non-metal to form ionic bonds that hold the molecule together.
Polarity of the Ionic Bond
Because the bonding electrons are literally under the domain of the non-metal in an ionic bond,the bond is said to be polar.Polar bonds generate a dipole moment.A dipole moment is an electrical force that is generated because of the unequal distribution of the bonding electrons between the two bonded atoms.In the case of an ionic bond that unequal distribution is extreme.The dipole moment that is generated is quite large compared to polar bonds of the co-valent bond.
A dipole moment is a vector measurement.A vector is a measurement that has a magnitude and a directional component.Any force (mechanical,electrical,magnetic,etc.) will be vector measurement.Examples would be velocity and forces.The other type of measurement is scalar measurement.These are measurements that have only a magnitude component but no directional one.Examples would be temperature,mass,speed,etc.Scalar measurements are handled differently than vector measurements when it comes to math operations.For example when you add or subtract scalar measurements you pay no attention to direction.With vector forces,you must pay attention to the direction and the angle between the vectors.Often the use of trigonometry is called for in order to resolve vectors.
Characteristics of Ionic Compounds
1.Crystalline solids at room temperature
2.Have higher melting points and boiling points compared to co-valent compounds
3.Conduct electrical current in molten or solution state
4.Are extremely polar bonds
5.Most are soluble in water but not soluble in non-polar solvents