From sugar to crystals, and hydrogen and oxygen to water, bonds are all around us, but how do they happen. How can you go from two dangerous chemicals such as sodium and chlorine and turn it into the table salt we eat every day?
All elements contain atoms. The elements come together to form compounds that contain hundreds of atoms of different types. Atoms are made up of three smaller particles called protons, neutrons, and electrons. The protons and neutrons, which are neutral, are found in the nucleus of the atom. Protons have a single positive charge. Electrons have a single negative charge. Normally, atoms are electrically neutral so that the number of electrons is equal to the