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In Ionic Bonding, we look at how the atoms of metals bond with the atoms of non-metals with what are called ionic bonds. We show how atoms can gain or lose electrons (in chemical reactions involving metals and non-metals) and that the number of electrons gained or lost depends on an atom's electron configuration. We finish by comparing ionic compounds with covalent compounds and explain the difference, at the atomic level, between solids, liquids and gases.
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