Homework Help: Chemistry

Posted by anne on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 10:02am.

We say that an ionic bond is the electrostatic force of attraction between oppositely charged ions. What does electrostatic mean?

Chemistry - DrBob222, Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 1:29pm
Positive ions attracted to negative ions.

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