This animation shows a very simplified model of how sodium and chloride ions are formed. Note: In order to simplify the model of ionic bonding, a single atom of sodium and chlorine are shown. In ...

In a world first, researchers have recorded exactly how solvents interact with dissolved materials, one atom at a time. After a solute, such as salt, dissolves in a solvent, such as water, the two ...

A dot and cross diagram for sodium chloride suggests that it is made up of pairs of sodium and chloride ions. It is not. A 3D construction model shows how the ions are arranged in a lattice structure.