Which of the following occurs in an ionic bond? a. oppositely charged ions attract. b. two atoms share two electrons. c. two atoms share more than two electrons. d. like-charged ions attract

a. Oppositely charged ions attract

Explanation:

In an ionic bond, there is transfer of electrons from one atom to the other. The transfer of electrons is the crux of the formation of this bond type.

For ionic bonds to form, one atom, the donor release valence electrons to the accepting atom in order for this bond to be formed. The loss and gain of electrons makes such atom more stable and closely mimic the stable group 8 elements.

This transfer of electrons makes the donor atom to have a net positive charge as the number protons becomes more than that of the electrons.

The accepting atom would have more electrons now and become negatively charge.

The charge separation would therefore make the negatively charged acceptor attracted to the positively charged donor ion.

Conexus: A, C, C, A

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