When these two charged particles come together they form an ionic bond because the positive magnesium ion is attracted to the negatively charged chlorine ion. Ionic compounds form what is known as ...

Sodium becomes a positive ion and chlorine becomes a negative ion. The positive and negative ions attract each other and form the ionic compound sodium chloride. A sodium and chlorine atom are near ...

They form ions which bond to form sodium chloride ... of dot and cross diagrams for the formation of ions in some ionic compounds – magnesium oxide and calcium chloride.