In ionic bonding, electrons are completely transferred from one atom to another. In the process of either losing or gaining negatively charged electrons, the reacting atoms form ions. The oppositely charged ions are attracted to each other by electrostatic forces, which are the basis of the ionic bond.
Entropy is a measure of the degree of the spreading and sharing of thermal energy within a system. The entropy of a substance increases with its molecular weight and complexity and with temperature. The entropy also increases as the pressure or concentration becomes smaller.
Thus, the entropy for a closed system can decrease as when heat is exchanged between a thermal bath and a system (both the heat bath and the system are closed, but not isolated: here the joint system consisting of both the heat bath and the system is isolated). Last edited: Jul 24, 2013.