Atomic Structure and Interatomic Bonding topics include: Materials classification, atomic structure terminology, atomic models, atomic bonding in solids and elements periodic table.   Interatomic bonding, also known as chemical bonding, is the force that holds atoms together in molecules and crystal structures. It involves the attraction between positively charged nuclei and negatively charged electrons.  Here are some types of interatomic bonding: Covalent bonding: A strong directional bonding that is characteristic of metalloids. Covalent bonds provide great attraction forces between... Show more

Atomic Structure and Interatomic Bonding topics include: Materials classification, atomic structure terminology, atomic models, atomic bonding in solids and elements periodic table.
 

Interatomic bonding, also known as chemical bonding, is the force that holds atoms together in molecules and crystal structures. It involves the attraction between positively charged nuclei and negatively charged electrons. 

Here are some types of interatomic bonding:
Covalent bonding: A strong directional bonding that is characteristic of metalloids. Covalent bonds provide great attraction forces between atoms. For example, a diamond is pure carbon, and each carbon atom has four electrons in its valence shell. These electrons are shared with four adjacent atoms to form a three-dimensional lattice entirely linked by covalent pairs.
Ionic bonding: A type of chemical bond that generates two oppositely charged ions. For example, positively charged sodium ions and negatively charged chloride ions bond together to make crystals of sodium chloride, or table salt.
Van der Waals bonding: A weak bond that is the major attractive interaction in noble gas crystals and many organic molecules. Van der Waals forces are the residual attractive or repulsive forces between molecules or atomic groups that do not arise from a covalent bond. 

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