ionikytkentä
Ionikytkentä, also known as ionic bonding, is a type of chemical bond that involves the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions. This attraction forms when atoms transfer valence electrons from one atom to another. Typically, metals, which have low ionization energies and tend to lose electrons, form cations (positively charged ions). Nonmetals, with high electron affinities, tend to gain electrons to form anions (negatively charged ions).
The formation of an ionic bond results in a stable crystalline lattice structure where the ions are
Compounds formed by ionic bonding, known as ionic compounds, generally possess distinct physical properties. They are