Question

what is an lonic bond? the sharing of the electrons directly in between the two atoms the attraction between the negatively charged ion and the positively charged ion the constant movement of electrons back and forth between the two atoms the repulsion between the negatively charged ion and the positively charged ion

Explanation:

Ionic bonds are formed due to the electrostatic attraction. When one atom donates electrons (becoming a positively - charged ion or cation) and another atom accepts electrons (becoming a negatively - charged ion or anion), the opposite charges attract each other.

• The sharing of electrons directly between two atoms is a covalent bond, not an ionic bond.
• The constant movement of electrons back and forth between two atoms is not the definition of an ionic bond.
• Repulsion between ions of opposite charges does not form a bond; it is the attraction that forms the ionic bond.

Answer:

The attraction between the negatively charged ion and the positively charged ion.