Claim: Ionic bonds form between metal and non-metal atoms.

Evidence:
- Attraction of electrons:
- Metal: Weak attraction of electrons because they need to lose electrons to form a
complete valence shell
- Non-metal: has strong attraction of electrons
- Ion
- Metal: forms positive ions when its valence shell is complete
- Non-metal: form negative ions because they have to get more electrons (they
have a strong attraction to electrons)

Reason:
Ionic bonding is when one atom gives valence electrons to another atom to form two oppositely
charged ions.

Attraction of electrons:
When there are two metal atoms, both atoms want to lose their valence electrons. When there
are two nonmetal atoms, both atoms want to gain electrons. Since one atom should gain
electrons and the other should lose to form an ionic bond, in these two cases, an ionic bond
does not form. Therefore, an ionic bond forms between a metal and a nonmetal.

Ion:
Because positive ions attract negative ions, positive metal ions bond to negative non-metal ions.
When the ionic bonding is formed with only metals or non-metals, they repel each other
because they have like changes. Therefore, an ionic bond forms between a metal and a
nonmetal.
Claim: Ionic bonds form between metal and non-metal atoms.

Ionic bonding is when one atom gives valence electrons to another atom to form two oppositely
charged ions.

Metals have a weak attraction of electrons because they need to lose electrons to form a
complete valence shell. Non-metals have a strong attraction to electrons. When there are two
metal atoms, both atoms want to lose their valence electrons. When there are two nonmetal
atoms, both atoms want to gain electrons. Since one atom should gain electrons and the other
should lose to form an ionic bond, in these two cases, an ionic bond does not form. Therefore,
an ionic bond forms between a metal and a nonmetal.

Metals form positive ions when their valence shell is complete. Non-metals form negative ions
because they have to get more electrons (they have a strong attraction to electrons). Because
positive ions attract negative ions, positive metal ions bond to negative non-metal ions. When
the ionic bonding is formed with only metals or non-metals, they repel each other because they
have like changes. Therefore, an ionic bond forms between a metal and a nonmetal.