Ionic bonds are formed between a metal and non-metal, for example, sodium chloride. Outer electrons are transferred from the metal to the non-metal. Sodium will lose an electron and form a ...

Calcium becomes a +2 ion and each chlorine becomes a -1 ion. The +2 calcium ion and the two -1 chloride ions attract each other and form an ionic bond and the compound calcium chloride. One calcium ...

Remember that the lattice arrangement is giant - for example, a single grain of salt ... This is why solid ionic compounds form crystals with regular shapes.