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Is ionic the same thing as polar?

No, ionic and polar are not the same. Ionic bonding involves the transfer of electrons between atoms to create charged ions, while polar covalent bonding involves the unequal sharing of electrons between atoms leading to a partial separation of charges within the molecule.


Can a bond be a covalent and ionic bond?

No. A bond cannot be both covalent and ionic. A bond can be covalent, ionic or metallic. In covalent bonding electrons are shared, electrons are transferred in ionic bonding and electrons move about in a sea of electrons in metallic bonds.


What is the fundamental difference between covalent and ionic bonding?

The nature of the elements in the bond. Elements with a high difference in electronegativity have ionic bonds, elements with a small difference have nonpolar covalent bonds, and elements with no difference (if an atom binds to an atom of the same element) have nonpolar covalent bonds. The more electronegative eleme


What properties are the same for ionic and covalent compound?

Ionic and covalent compounds both involve the bonding of atoms to form stable structures. However, the main difference lies in the type of bond formed: ionic compounds involve the transfer of electrons between atoms, while covalent compounds involve the sharing of electrons. Both types of compounds can have high melting and boiling points, depending on their structure and bonding.


Is clorine a covalent or ionic?

Chlorine, Cl2 is covalent. Any molecules which consist of two atoms of the same element must be covalent. In compounds with other elements chlorine can form ionic or covalent compounds.

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Is covalent and ionic are same?

No, in covalent bonding atoms "share" electrons. In ionic bonding one atom completely takes on or more electrons away from another.


Is ionic the same thing as polar?

No, ionic and polar are not the same. Ionic bonding involves the transfer of electrons between atoms to create charged ions, while polar covalent bonding involves the unequal sharing of electrons between atoms leading to a partial separation of charges within the molecule.


Can a bond be a covalent and ionic bond?

No. A bond cannot be both covalent and ionic. A bond can be covalent, ionic or metallic. In covalent bonding electrons are shared, electrons are transferred in ionic bonding and electrons move about in a sea of electrons in metallic bonds.


Is isonic bonding the same as sharing electrons?

Yes, ionic bonding involves the transfer of electrons from one atom to another to create charged ions, while sharing electrons in covalent bonding involves atoms sharing electrons to form a stable bond. Ionic bonding results in the formation of an ionic compound, while covalent bonding produces a molecule.


What is the fundamental difference between covalent and ionic bonding?

The nature of the elements in the bond. Elements with a high difference in electronegativity have ionic bonds, elements with a small difference have nonpolar covalent bonds, and elements with no difference (if an atom binds to an atom of the same element) have nonpolar covalent bonds. The more electronegative eleme


What properties are the same for ionic and covalent compound?

Ionic and covalent compounds both involve the bonding of atoms to form stable structures. However, the main difference lies in the type of bond formed: ionic compounds involve the transfer of electrons between atoms, while covalent compounds involve the sharing of electrons. Both types of compounds can have high melting and boiling points, depending on their structure and bonding.


Is clorine a covalent or ionic?

Chlorine, Cl2 is covalent. Any molecules which consist of two atoms of the same element must be covalent. In compounds with other elements chlorine can form ionic or covalent compounds.


Are molecular and covalent the same thing?

Molecular bonds and covalent bonds are indeed the same thing, this is because covalent bonds share pairs of electrons with their neighbor atom(s), unlike ionic compounds. Ionic compounds(mostly salts) are held together due the difference of their electric load, the bigger the difference in loading the more powerful the bond will be. Another difference is that ionic compounds split into ions when they are dissolved into solution..


Atoms are joined together by ionic or covalent?

covalent because same electronegativity.


Is cations the same thing as covalent bonds?

No. A cation is the element becoming ion that donates an electron to an ionic bond( generally metals ). Covalent bonds are shared electron bonds.


How it is possible to have a purely covalent bond while it is not possible to have a purely ionic bond?

In valence bond terms pure covalent bonds are only possible between atoms of the same element, any ionic resonance forms are "symmetric" and contribute equally to the structure. In the case of ionic bonding the covalent resonance forms that contribute to the overall bond do not cancel in the same way, they may however be of a sufficiently different energy to the "pure" ionic resonance form to make only a minimal contribution to the overall bonding.


Why are compounds with polyatomic ions considered to be both ionic and covalent?

It is possible for a compound to possess both ionic and covalent bonding. a. If one of the ions is polyatomic then there will be covalent bonding within it. b. When a polyatomic ion combines with another ion, then there is an ionic bond