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==Ionic Bonds== | ==Ionic Bonds== | ||
[[Image:3D hydrogen Bonding.jpg | thumb | left | 200px | Hydrogen Bonding<ref name=Maňas, Michal, trans. "File:3D model hydrogen bonds in water.jpg." Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons, 3 Dec. 2007. Web. 31 Oct. 2012. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ File:3D_model_hydrogen_bonds_in_water.jpg>.</ref>]] | |||
An ionic bond is an attraction between two molecules of opposite charge. The opposite charges are positive (+) and negative (-). A positively charged atom is referred to as a cation, and a negatively charged atom is referred to as an anion. To the image to the right, you can see a negatively charged Fluorine (F) and the cation Sodium (Na). These two atoms are attracted to each other due to there opposite charges. The double-sided arrow between them is representation of there attractive force. | |||
In this representation the pink depicts the negatively charged (anionic/acidic) portion of the molecule and the yellow represents the positively charged (cationic/basic) portion of the molecule. Through this representation you will notice that the charges are evenly distributed. They are evenly distributed because the positive and negative charges are attracted to one and other, while the positive-positive and negative-negative charges repel each other. The repulsion of common charges and the attraction of oppositely charged atoms/molecules is what causes them to distribute evenly. <scene name='Tutorial:Basic_Chemistry_Topics/Ionic_bond/3'>positive and negative charges</scene> | |||
==Hydrogen Bonds== | ==Hydrogen Bonds== | ||
