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GCSE Combined Science · key term
The strong electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Specification 5.2.1.1, 5.2.2.3 · Paper 3
Revise: Types of Chemical BondsThe oppositely charged ions attract one another strongly. This electrostatic attraction is the ionic bond. Electron transfer creates the charged particles; attraction between those particles holds the substance together.
The strong electrostatic force of attraction between oppositely charged ions.
Electron transfer produces ions; the ionic bond is the attraction between those ions, not the transfer itself.
Distinguish electron transfer, which produces ions, from the electrostatic attraction between the ions, which is the ionic bond.
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Specification Ionic bonding, Types of substance · Paper 3, Paper 4
Revise: Ionic bondingAn ionic bond is the strong electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions. Electron transfer explains how the ions form; the attraction explains what holds the ionic compound together.
A strong electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.