How does an ionic bond form?

How come when cations and anions join, they form an ionic bond?

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    one has lost an e so is positively charged, one has gained it so is -ve. When they come together (ie out of solution) the electorstsic attraction holds them together.

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one has lost an e so is positively charged, one has gained it so is -ve. When they come together (ie out of solution) the electorstsic attraction holds them together.

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