Answer: An ionic bond is a bond that forms between ions with opposite charges.
Explanation:
A chemical bond formed by the transfer of electrons from one atom to another is called an ionic bond.
For example, sodium has electronic distribution as 2, 8, 1 and chlorine has electronic distribution as 2, 8, 7.
In order to attain stability, sodium needs to lose 1 electron and chlorine needs to gain one electron. Therefore, sodium will transfer its one valence electron (forming [tex]Na^{+}[/tex] ion) to chlorine atom (forming [tex]Cl^{-}[/tex] ion) which leads to the formation of NaCl compound.
Thus, we can conclude that an ionic bond is a bond that forms between ions with opposite charges.
