A small piece of sodium metal is placed in a flask of chlorine ... The +2 calcium ion and the two -1 chloride ions attract each other and form an ionic bond and the compound calcium chloride. One ...

A dot and cross diagram for sodium chloride suggests ... A two-dimensional model for the ionic lattice in sodium chloride A 2D model shows the arrangement of one layer of ions but it does have ...

Here’s an example using sodium and chlorine. They form ions which bond to form sodium ... formation of ions in some ionic compounds – magnesium oxide and calcium chloride.