What caused the bonding of two atoms which undergo an ionic bond? a. mutual electrons interlock b. attraction between electron cloud and nuclei c. opposite ions attract each other d. sharing of outer shell

C. As we know, an atom is made of three parts--protons (+), neutrons (core), and electrons (-) When one of these atoms loses one or more electron(s), it becomes a cation, or a positively charged ion. Inversely, when this atom gains a positively charged ion, [the atom] becomes a negatively charged atom, or an anion. The bond is made through electrostatic attraction, and a bond between these two "halves of a whole", it is known as an ionic bond.