Ionic Bonding

Properties of all salts

High melting point and Boiling point

What is a salt

An ionic compound - Composed of cation and anions arranged in lattice

What is ionic Bonding

Electrostatic attraction between cations and anions

what is cations

Positive ions

How to name a salt

Name of cations followed by Anion (+ide)

do ionic compound conduct electricity

only when liquid or aqueous as can carry charge

Ionic compounds MP

High mp and bp because there is a strong electrostatic attraction between cations and anions

Factors that affect the strength of Ionic bonding

1. The charge of the ions

2. The size of the ions

What does greater charge mean for ionic bond

Larger ion means greater ionic bond

What does larger ion mean for ionic bond

Weaker ionic bonding as larger distance to outer shell

why are ionic compounds brittle

Sliding layers over each other result repulsion between layers pushing them apart