Electrostatic forces

1) An electrostatic force is the attraction between unlike charges. In this case, electrostatic forces are what hold metal and non metal atoms/nuclei together covalently. This is due to metals being positively charged & non-metals negatively charged.
2) Yes. All intermolecular forces are electrostatic in nature.a

Are electrostatic forces the forces between atoms like covalent bonds etc? do intermolecular forces count as electrostatic forces A level? Is electrostatic attraction just the attraction between the electrostatic forces?

so are Ionic bonds an electrostatic force? If you are melting an ionic compound do you break or overcome the electrostatic attraction?

Are electrostatic forces the forces between atoms like covalent bonds etc? do intermolecular forces count as electrostatic forces A level? Is electrostatic attraction just the attraction between the electrostatic forces?

Yes, ionic bonds are held together by electrostatic forces. You overcome those forces by meeting the energy requirement. The strength of the force you want to come is highly dependant on the charge of the ions. Overall, heating them should break/overcome those ionic bonds/forces of attractioar

are u a gcse or a level student?

Electrostatic attraction is the collective term for attractive forces between opposite charges.

All types of chemical bonding involve electrostatic attraction: ionic bonds being electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions, covalent bonds being electrostatic attraction between positive nuclei and the negative shared pair(s) of electrons between them and metallic bonds being electrostatic attraction between regularly arranged metal cations and delocalised electrons, to give a few examples.

And yes, thermal energy is required to overcome the electrostatic attraction in ionic bonding.

GCSE

For a GCSE student, you’ve given some good answers. Usually GCSE doesn’t link the strength of the ionic bonding to the charges on the ions, so it’s good to see you noticed that.

Electrostatic attraction is the collective term for attractive forces between opposite charges.

All types of chemical bonding involve electrostatic attraction: ionic bonds being electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions, covalent bonds being electrostatic attraction between positive nuclei and the negative shared pair(s) of electrons between them and metallic bonds being electrostatic attraction between regularly arranged metal cations and delocalised electrons, to give a few examples.

And yes, thermal energy is required to overcome the electrostatic attraction in ionic bonding.

So If you are melting an ionic compound do you break or overcome the ionic bonds?
I'm guessing you overcome the electrostatic attraction between the ions and break the ionic bonds themselves?

Thank you. I have my first exams this week and I'm looking to get 8s across the board for the sciences before taking them up in college, so these are the things I have to know. I appreciate the feedback.

All you need to state in an exam is that the electrostatic attraction is overcome. Though that said, I’d say your guess is correct.

Best of luck for your GCSE’s, not that you’ll need it.

Just be careful not to give too much detail - examiners don’t appear to like it when you state things that aren’t on the syllabus.

this is for A level, right? Thanks for your help btw. My last question just to check I remember it properly metallic bonds are between metals covalent between non-metals and ionic between metal and non-metal right in A level?