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Therefore on both counts, beryllium holds onto its electrons more strongly than lithium. The end result is that whereas lithium can form ionic bonds, beryllium cannot. What actually happens when beryllium tries to bond with a nonmetal? Naively, you might postulate that beryllium and chlorine would form the ionic compound BeCl2. Usually, chlorine (a very electronegative element) would pull the valence electrons of a metal so strongly toward it that the electrons would effectively transfer from the metal to chlorine; the resulting cation and anion would form an ionic compound.
1 An ionic compound is a collection of an equal number of positive and negative ions arranged in a three-dimensional lattice. 2  Ionic compounds can be dissociated into their constituent ions with little effort. 3  Further they can be electrolyzed to produce elements or covalent molecules of the constituent atoms. Further they can be electrolyzed to produce elements or covalent molecules of the constituent atoms. 2  Water also weakens the attraction between the ions in an ionic compound. 3  This is why ionic compounds dissolve well in water. 4  Moreover ionic compounds can conduct electricity.