Introduction to Ions and Ionic Bonding • Ionic Bonding: • Ionic bonding is the complete transfer of valence electron(s) between atoms. It is a type of chemical bond that generates two oppositely charged ions. In ionic bonds, the metal loses electrons to become a positively charged cation, whereas the nonmetal accepts those electrons to become a negatively charged anion. • Ions: • An ion is a positively or negatively charged atom (or group of atoms). An ion is formed by the loss or gain of electrons by an atom, so it contains an unequal number of electrons and protons. Example: Sodium ion Na+, magnesium ion Mg2+, chloride ion Cl–, and oxide ion O2–. There are two types of ions : cations. Examples of Ions and Ionic Bonds Types of Ionic Bonds • Coavelent Bonding Definition: A Example: Many compounds have covalent bonding, such as covalent bond is polymers. Nylon rope is an example of a material that is made formed when up of polymers. Polymer structures typically are long chains of the valence covalently bonded carbon and hydrogen atoms in various electrons from arrangements. one atom are shared between two or more particular atoms. Metallic Bonding Metallic bonds are formed when the charge is spread over a larger distance as compared to the size of single atoms in solids. Mostly, in the periodic table, left elements form metallic bonds, for example, zinc and copper. Because metals are solid, their atoms are tightly packed in a regular arrangement.