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OpenStudy (anonymous):

An electrostatic attraction between ions is also called a?

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

if you mean ions with opposite charge then i suppose it's ionic bonding

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

yup i'm right.. An ionic bond is a type of chemical bond formed through an electrostatic attraction between two oppositely charged ions. Ionic bonds are formed between a cation, which is usually a metal, and an anion, which is usually a nonmetal. ~Wikipedia

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