Are ionic bonds results of redox reactions?

[LogicalAcid]

Because if redox is the transfer of electrons between atoms, and ionic bonding is when one or more electrons go are transferred from one atom to another, wouldn't that mean it is basically a redox reaction?

 

[chemisttree]

You're getting the hang of this! If you form ionic compounds from neutral elements, you have a redox reaction. If you form ionic compounds from other ionic compounds (double displacement, for example) there isn't a redox reaction, though unless a change to the formal oxidation state of one or more of the species.

 

[mheslep]

I thought distinguishing between ionic and covalent bonding was a pre-quantum mechanics era notion?

edit: see here for instance
https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=2996214&postcount=12

 

[NEILS BOHR]

completely no relation between the two...:uhh:

 

[LudusRex]

I can confirm that ionic bonds are indeed a result of redox reactions. Redox reactions involve the transfer of electrons between atoms, and in ionic bonding, one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another, resulting in the formation of ions. This transfer of electrons is what creates the electrostatic attraction between the positively and negatively charged ions, forming an ionic bond. Therefore, ionic bonding can be considered a type of redox reaction.