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Electrons -8 -10
Electrons - 11 -10
Protons +11 +11 Protons +8 +8
Electrons - 17 -18
Electrons - 20 -18
Protons +17 +17
Protons +20 +20
Overall 0 (atom) +2 (ion) Overall 0 (atom) -1(ion)
• Ionisation of metals and non-metals:
• Metals: They will lose electrons to another atom and become positively
charged ions
• Non-metals: They will gain electrons from another atom to become
negatively charged ions
Ion Charges
• Sodium Atom
• Sodium is a group 1 metal so will lose one outer electron to another atom to
have a full outer shell of electrons
• They will lose an electron to form a positive ion with the charge 1+
• Na 2 . 8 . 1 → Na+ 2 . 8
Chlorine Atom
• MAGNESIUM ATOM
• Magnesium is a group 2 metal so will lose two outer electrons to another
atom to have a full outer shell of electrons
• They will lose two electrons to form a positive ion with the charge 2+
• Mg 2 . 8 . 2 → Mg2+ 2 . 8
• OXYGEN ATOM
• Oxygen is a group 6 non-metal so will need to gain two electrons to have a full outer shell
of electrons
• Two electrons will be transferred from the outer shell of the Magnesium Atom to the outer
shell of the oxygen atom
• Oxygen atom will gain two electrons to form a negative ion with charge 2-
• O2 2 . 8 . 7 → O22- 2 . 8 . 8
Formula of Ionic Compound: MgO
Calcium Chloride
Potassium Sulfide
Dot-and-Cross Diagrams of Ionic Compounds
• Sodium is a group 1 metal so will lose one outer electron to another atom to have a full
outer shell of electrons
• They will lose an electron to form a positive ion with the charge 1+
• Chlorine is a group 7 non – metal so will need to gain an electron to have a full outer shell
of electrons
• One electron will be transferred from the outer shell of the Sodium atom to the outer shell
of the Chlorine atom
• Chlorine atom will gain an electron to form a negative ion with charge 1-
• Formula of Ionic Compound: NaCl
Example 2:
Magnesium
Oxide,
MgO, has a
typical ionic
bond
Explanation
• Magnesium is a group 2 metal so will lose two outer electrons to another atom to have a full
outer shell of electrons
• They will lose two electrons to form a positive ion with the charge 2+
• Oxygen is a group 6 non – metal so will need to gain two electrons to have a full outer shell
of electrons
• Two electrons will be transferred from the outer shell of the Magnesium atom to the outer
shell of the Oxygen atom
• Oxygen atom will gain two electrons to form a negative ion with charge 2-
• Formula of ionic compound: MgO
Aluminium fluoride
Lithium Nitride
Ionic Bonding
• Ionic Bonding: Bond
between metal and non-metal
with strong electrostatic
forces of attraction between
oppositely charged ions.
• Example of an ionic bond:
Giant Ionic • Giant Ionic Lattice: Giant three-dimensional lattice
structure held together by the strong attraction between
Lattices oppositely charged ions.
Melting and boiling point of compounds with giant ionic
lattices:
• Melting and boiling point depends on the force that holds the particles.
• Giant Ionic Lattices are held together by the strong attraction between
oppositely charged ions with many ions and bonds in structure.
• Large amounts of heat energy is needed to overcome forces and break down
the bonds.
• Therefore compounds with giant ionic lattices have high melting and boiling points.
• Ionic charge is directly proportional to the melting and boiling point in an ionic
compound.
• e.g. Magnesium oxide has higher melting point that NaCl. This is because in MgO,
2+ ions are attracting 2- ions and in sodium chloride, the attraction is weaker
because there are only 1+ and 1- ions attracted.
Discussion with your neighbour(s)
• Explain whether KCl and K2S would have a higher melting point.
• Explain whether CaF2 and CaCl2 would have a higher melting point.
Ionic
Compounds
& Electrical
Conductivit
y
• Ionic compounds cannot conduct electricity when solid as ions are fixed in
structure and are not free to move.