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What are positively charged and negatively charged ions have
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They are attracted to each other forming strong ionic bonds
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How are ionic bonds formed
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When metal atoms react with non-metal atoms
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What happens when Ionic bonds are formed
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Metal atoms lose electrons forming positively charged ions and the non metals atoms gain electrons lost by the metal atoms forming negatively charged ions
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How does the number of electrons lost and gained depend on
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It depends on the group number of the element in the periodic table
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What are the charges for ionic bonds
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There’s no overall charge because the number of positive charges equals the number of negative charges
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