Ionic compounds are also known as electrovalent compounds. The chemical bond formed by the transfer of electrons from one atom to another is known as Ionic bond. These compounds contain ions ...

Atoms and ions bond with each other in three main ways – ionic bonds, covalent bonds and metallic bonds. Different types of bonds form different types of structures – lattices and molecules.

Ionic compounds close ionic compoundAn ionic compound occurs when a negative ion (an atom that has gained an electron) joins with a positive ion (an atom that has lost an electron). form a regular ...