Explain what is happening in an ionic bond in terms of valence electrons?

Ionic bonding is the complete transfer of valence electron(s) between atoms. It is a type of chemical bond that generates two oppositely charged ions. In ionic bonds, the metal loses electrons to become a positively charged cation, whereas the nonmetal accepts those electrons to become a negatively charged anion.

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Sink to the bottom. addition of potassium nitrate past it’s dissolution capacity at a particular temperature will cause the extra to just sink to the bottom of the glass.however, if you were to raise the temperature of the solution prior to dissolving it, and then slowly decrease the temperature after the dissolution, you would create a “supersaturated” solution - a solution that has more solute dissolved into it than should be allowed. if you add any extra solute past this, the entire solution would “crystallize,” and this is how you get those cool videos on youtube.