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Meaning of ionic compound | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A chemical compound consisting of cations and anions held together by electrostatic forces.

Examples

“When writing the formula for the ionic compound, the cation comes first, followed by the anion, both with numeric subscripts to indicate the number of atoms of each.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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