Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index An ionic crystal is a crystal which consists of ions bound together by their electrostatic attraction. Examples of such crystals are the alkali halides, including potassium fluoride, potassium chloride, potassium bromide, potassium iodide, sodium fluoride, and other combinations of sodium, caesium, rubidium, or lithium ions with fluoride, bromide, chloride or iodide ions. Many other types of ionic crystals are known. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.