(a) *describe the formation of ions by electron loss/gain in order to obtain the electronic confi guration of<br />an inert gas<br />(b) *describe the formation of ionic bonds between metals and non-metals, e.g. NaCl; MgCl2<br />(c) *state that ionic materials contain a giant lattice in which the ions are held by electrostatic attraction,<br />e.g. NaCl (candidates will not be required to draw diagrams of ionic lattices)<br />(d) deduce the formulae of other ionic compounds from diagrams of their lattice structures, limited to<br />binary compounds<br />(e) relate the physical properties (including electrical property) of ionic compounds to their lattice<br />structure
