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Accepting and Releasing Electrons

Giving and accepting electrons to form molecules

Video: Giving and accepting electrons: the ionic bond

Drag the atom on the right with the mouse and try to form a molecule.

What happens when two atoms approach and one gives up an electron to the other? Click here for the explanation.

Two potassium atoms each give one electron to oxygen, forming potassium oxide, K₂O, shown with its crystal structure

Ionic Compounds

Crystal structures of Na₂S, CaBr₂, NaI and K₂O

Ionic Structures