An ionic<span> bond is a type of chemical bond formed through an electrostatic attraction between two oppositely charged </span>ions<span>. </span>Ionic<span> bonds are formed between a cation, which is usually a metal, and an anion, which is usually a nonmetal. A covalent bond involves a pair of electrons being shared between atoms.</span>
The reason why the animal that has been struck by the arrow
goes limp and quickly suffocates because the acetylcholine receptor sites are
blocked and this was made possible because of the drug curare they use in
poisoning the top of the arrows.
