Encyclopedia > Ionic compound

Article Content

Ionic compound

In chemistry, an ionic compound is a chemical compound in which ions are held together in a lattice structure by ionic bonds.

Ions can be single atoms, as in common table salt sodium chloride, or more complex groups such as calcium carbonate.

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

North Haven, New York

... are 82.7 males. The median income for a household in the village is $74,583, and the median income for a family is $81,363. Males have a median income of $51,319 versus ...