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How is the chemical bonding between atoms of magnesium different from the chemical bonding within a crystal of aluminum iodide?

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The bond between magnesium atoms is a metallic bond while the bond within a crystal of aluminum iodide is an ionic bond.

A metallic crystal consists of a sea of electrons that are electrostatically attracted to positive metal ions. This is the nature of the bonding between magnesium atoms in a crystal of magnesium.

In aluminum iodide, there is a transfer of electrons from aluminium to iodine which is typical of an ionic bond. Electrostatic interaction holds oppositely charged ions together in the crystal of aluminum iodide.

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