Do ionic bonds occur between metal and non-metal ions, non-metal and non-metal ions, or metal and metal ions?

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Do ionic bonds occur between metal and non-metal ions, non-metal and non-metal ions, or metal and metal ions?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-04T13:02:10

Ionic bonds occur between cations and anions..............

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Ionic bonds occur between anions and cations. And cations may be metallic, i.e., $M^{2 +}$ $M^(2+)$ , or they may be non-metallic, i.e. ammonium salts, $N H_{4}^{+}$ $NH_4^+$ . And anions, while typically non-metallic, i.e. $X^{-}$ $X^-$ $(X = F, Cl, Br)$ $"(X = F, Cl, Br)"$ , may be metallic, i.e. $C r_{2} O_{7}^{2 -}$ $Cr_2O_7^(2-)$ , or $M n O_{4}^{-}$ $MnO_4^-$ , or at least containing a metal centre. Confused yet?

The point is that an ionic bond is an electrostatic bond formed between anion and cation, whatever the source.

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