Ionic bonding is the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.
Outer shell electrons from a metal atom are transferred to the outer shell of a non-metal atom. The metal atom becomes a positive ion (cation) and the non-metal atom becomes a negative ion (anion).
The ions formed have the same configuration as a noble gas and are therefore electronically stable.Ions form a regular array of cations and anions with strong electrostatic forces of attractions between the oppositely charged ions. The result is a giant ionic lattice with non-directional bonds
