NAMING+COMPOUNDS



__**ASSESSMENT**__  __**COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENT TASK ON NAMING OF COVALENT COMPOUNDS**__

= __**WHAT IS IONIC BONDING**__ =

IONIC BONDING OCCURS WHEN METALS COMBINE WITH NON-METALS. THE METALS LOSE ELECTRONS TO THE NON-METALS. THEY THEN ATTRACT BECAUSE THEIR CHARGES WILL BE OPPOSITE. THIS BONDING DUE TO ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTION IS IONIC BONDING. NON-METALS FORM NEGATIVE IONS BECAUSE THEY RECEIVE ELECTRONS FROM A METAL. THE CHARGE THEY DEVELOP IS NEGATIVE AND DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONS THEY GAIN. METALS, ON THE OTHER HAND, FORM POSITIVE IONS BECAUSE THEY GIVE AWAY ELECTRONS TO A NON-METAL. THE CHARGE THEY DEVELOP IS POSITIVE AND DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONS THEY LOSE. **__POLYATOMIC IONS__** POLYATOMIC IONS ARE IONS FORMED FROM 2 OR MORE DIFFERENT NON-METAL ATOMS WORKING TOGETHER THEY ARE COMMON IN CHEMISTRY AND BOND WITH A METAL IONS WITH AN APPROPRIATE BALANCED CHARGE. __**ASSESSMENT**__  __**COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENT TASK ON NAMING OF IONIC COMPOUNDS**__