WHy are ionic bonds intramolecular forces?

mardi 31 décembre 2013

An intramolecular force is a force that holds atoms that form compounds or moleculues together. So if we have NaCl there are a large number of Na+ and Cl- so those ionic bonds hold the ions together so they are considered intramolecular.



But say we have a mixture of molten NaCl and CaCl2 and we let them cool together. So some parts of the NaCl and CaCl2 would be mixed together - the structure would have different parts to it like Na+Cl-Ca2+Cl-Ca2+Cl-Na+ all in a random order.



In this case how can we consider those ionic bonds intramolecular? Because now they do not hold just the ions that form the compounds but instead they hold ions that form a mixture that does not have a specific ionic structure like in pure NaCl. So what are they considered in this case?



Thanks in advance





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