Generally speaking, most chemical reactions have activation barriers: there is a minimum energy required for the chemical reaction to take place. There are molecular bonds to break before new ones can form. Also, a reaction may not be favorable because the energy of the products might be higher than the energy of the reactants.cj20x2 said:Also, another thing I don't understand is why don't the atoms in my hand bond with atoms on the wall when they come into contact.
ProfuselyQuarky said:Do you know the definition of an ionic bond?
No, it depends. That has everything to do with the availability or absence of free energy. See @DrClaude's post. Is that the answer you're looking for?cj20x2 said:I'm having a hard time getting the wording right for what I'm trying to ask. Basically if possible, if you were to take a single instance of an element, and make it interact with a completely different element would it automatically create a bond between the 2 or are there other things that determine if the elements will bond or not.
Yes, all elements can form ionic bonds as long as they have electrons available for bonding.
An ionic bond is a type of chemical bond where two atoms transfer electrons from one to the other, resulting in a positive and negative ion that are attracted to each other.
No, gases cannot form ionic bonds because they do not have enough electrons available for bonding.
Elements form ionic bonds when one element has a higher electronegativity than the other, causing it to pull electrons from the other element.
No, elements with a full outer electron shell cannot form ionic bonds because they are already stable and do not need to gain or lose electrons to achieve stability.