The electrovalent linkage is present in ionic compounds.
Explanation
Electrovalent linkage is a type of linkage formed from the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions in a chemical compound.
- The type of linkage formed from the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions in a chemical compound.
- A bond called ionic bond forms when the valence (outermost) electrons of one atom are transferred permanently to another atom.
- The atom that loses the electrons becomes a positively charged ion which is named as cation, while the one that gains them becomes a negatively charged ion which is named as anion.
Example
Listed below are few compounds that have electrovalent linkage or ionic bond
- NaCl
- NaBr
- NaF
- LiCl
- LiBr
