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Inorganic Chemistry/Chemical Bonding/Ionic Bond

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As we know, atoms tend to attain the octet electronic configuration of minimum energy and maximum stability. One way of attaining this configuration is by transfer of electrons between two atoms. This transfer results in the formation of Ionic Bond.

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