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I have gotten the principles of them down, but I still have some more detail to cover. From what I know about Ionic bonds is the following.
-When an atom reacts with another atom in order to gain a full valence shell, the atom can either lose and electron, or gain one depending on the number of Valence e- it has until a full shell, or an empty shell (therefore making the shell "below'' it the valence shell (which may or may not have a full shell). So once it reacts, if It loses an electron, it forms a positively charged Ion, if it gains one, it becomes a negatively charged Ion. The atom it reacted with may become a Positive Ion, or negative, always the opposite of the atom that reacted with it though. Now that there is both a + ion and a - ion , electrostatic forces cause the two charges to attract therefore forming an ionic bond.
Correct me if need be.
-When an atom reacts with another atom in order to gain a full valence shell, the atom can either lose and electron, or gain one depending on the number of Valence e- it has until a full shell, or an empty shell (therefore making the shell "below'' it the valence shell (which may or may not have a full shell). So once it reacts, if It loses an electron, it forms a positively charged Ion, if it gains one, it becomes a negatively charged Ion. The atom it reacted with may become a Positive Ion, or negative, always the opposite of the atom that reacted with it though. Now that there is both a + ion and a - ion , electrostatic forces cause the two charges to attract therefore forming an ionic bond.
Correct me if need be.