Part of Combined Science Interactions over small and large distances A three-dimensional ball-and-stick model for the ionic lattice in sodium chloride Remember that the lattice arrangement is giant - ...

Chemical bonding is the force of attraction that holds atoms together to form molecules or compounds. There are two primary types of chemical bonds: ionic and covalent bonds. Both these bonds play a ...

This pattern is repeated in all directions, giving a giant three-dimensional lattice structure in sodium chloride crystals. When a crystal of an ionic compound dissolves in water, the ions separate.