There is a chemical bond between two atoms or groups of atoms in the case that the forces acting between them are such as to lead to the formation of an aggregate with sufficient stability to make it convenient for the chemist to consider it as an independent 'molecular species'., Ioonide, aatomite või aatomrühmade vaheline ühendus, mis moodustab suuremaid iseseisvaid üksusi (enamasti molekule, anorgaanilised ained on peamiselt ioonilised)