[Rap Intro] All metals want to lose electrons to get a full outer shell. All non-metals want to gain electrons and do this by transferring electrons from metals. An ion is an atom that has lost or gained electrons. Cat Ions are positive. Ann Ions are negative. This song is all about…Ionic Bonding. [Chorus] The Transfer of Electrons. That is ionic bonding. From Metal to Non-Metal, Electrons will fly by. Strong Forces of attraction. Between the different ions. Strong electrostatic attraction. Between ions. [Verse One] Metals on the left, non-metals on the right. A full outer shell of electrons is the goal in sight. Metals lose and non-metals gain. Charged particles they form, again and again. Opposites charges are attracted. Ionic bonding is then formed. [Chorus] The Transfer of Electrons. That is ionic bonding. From Metal to Non-Metal, Electrons will fly by. Strong Forces of attraction. Between the different ions. Strong electrostatic attraction. Between ions. [Verse Three] High melting points are common. Bonds so hard to overcome. Strong forces of attraction. Between ions so opposite. Put more heat in just to break them. Or a solid they will remain. [Chorus] The Transfer of Electrons. That is ionic bonding. From Metal to Non-Metal, Electrons will fly by. Strong Forces of attraction. Between the different ions. Strong electrostatic attraction. Between ions. [Big Finish] When solid, they don’t conduct. No ions are free to move. Strong forces of attraction, Are hard to overcome. But melt them or dissolve them, And free the ions are. Dissociated are the ions, To move and carry a charge. [Pre-Chorus] Ionic bonding is the transfer of electrons! When metals lose, non-metals gain. Ionic bonding is a strong force of attraction, Electrostatic attraction (electrostatic attraction) between ions. [Chorus] The Transfer of Electrons. That is ionic bonding. From Metal to Non-Metal, Electrons will fly by. Strong Forces of attraction. Between the different ions. Strong electrostatic attraction. Between ions.
