The Ionic Bond and Other Electrostatic Bonds

The Ionic Bond and Other Electrostatic Bonds.—In case that there can be assigned to each of two atoms or groups of atoms a definite electronic structure essentially independent of the presence of the other atom or group and such that electrostatic interactions are set up that lead to strong at ruction and.the formation of a chemical bond, we say that the bond is an electrostatic bond. 

In [Fe(HiO)e]+++, [Ni(HaO)e]++, and many other complexes the bonds between the central ion and the surrounding molecules result in 

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