Question

The attractive force between oppositely charged ions that holds the ions together is called an _________ bond.

Answer 1

• The attractive force between oppositely charged ions that holds the ions together is called an ionic bond or electrovalent bond.
• Example - Formation of sodium chloride $\left(\mathrm{NaCl}\right)$

$\underset{\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{ion}}{{\mathrm{Na}}^{+}}+\underset{\mathrm{Chlorine}\mathrm{ion}}{{\mathrm{Cl}}^{-}}\to \underset{\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{chloride}}{\mathrm{NaCl}}$

Thus, the attractive force between oppositely charged ions that holds the ions together is called an ionic bond.