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ionic transfers electrons, coavlent shares electrons and ionic has a metal and a nonmetal while covalent has 2 nonmetals
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∙ 8y agoThe covalent bonds involve sharing of electrons between two elements; an ionic bond is based on electrostatic attraction.
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A bond between two atoms with a difference in electronegativities greater than 1.7 is classified as?
It represents the boundary between what is considered to be an ionic or a covalent bond.
Is calcium fluoride a covalent bond?
Calcium and fluorine will form an ionic bond.
What is the difference between an ionic bond a covalent bond and a hydrogen bond?
The ionic bond bond is based on electrostatic attraction between ions.The covalent bond is based on electrons sharing between two atoms.The hydrogen bond exist between two polar groups and is a weak bond.
Is dinitrogen pentoxide ionic or covalant?
covalent b/c they are both nonmetals. A covalent bond is between two elements on the right side of the periodic table, an ionic bond is between the left and right side.
What kind of bond is HCI?
Ionic bond between H+ ions and I- ions in HI molecule.
How does kcn bond ionic or covalent or both.?
Well, the bond between carbon and nitrogen is covalent, whilst the bond between potassium and the cyanide is ionic.
What kind of bond results when electron transfer occurs between atoms of 2 different elements?
The kind of bond that results when electron transfer occurs between atoms of two different elements can be considered covalent, polar covalent, or ionic. The type of bond will depend upon the identities of the elements and their electronegativity's.
Is KCN ionic or covalent?
Well, the bond between carbon and nitrogen is covalent, whilst the bond between potassium and the cyanide is ionic.
How is an ionic bond different than a covalent bond?
ionic bond conects a nonmetal and a metal. covalent bond connects a nonmetal and another nonmetal.
Is MgCl2 a polar covalent bond a covalent bond or an ionic bond?
MgCl2 is an ionic compound. there is a large difference in electronegativity between Mg and Cl.
Is the bond between Oxygen and Iron ionic or covalent?
Ionic
Is the bond between fluorine and calcium ionic or covalent?
Ionic
Is Na2CO3 ionic or covalent?
Ionic bond between two Na+ and one CO32- ions. Covalent bond between carbon and oxygen in CO32- ion
What is the different between covalent and ionic bonding?
A Covalent Bond is insoluble, where as an Ionic Bond is soluble.For example: MgCl2 is an Ionic Bond because it can be separate to become three particles: 2 Chlorides and 1 magnesium. The chemical formula for sucrose, glucose, and such are Covalent Bond because they do not separate into particles.
What bonds in calcium hydroxide CaOH2 are ionic and which are covalent?
The bonds between calcium and hydroxide in calcium hydroxide are ionic, and the bonds between oxygen and hydrogen are covalent.
What is the difference between an ionic bond covalent bond and hydrogen bond?
ionic bond: between a metal and a nonmetal Covalent bond: between 2 non metals USUALLY and i don't know about hydrogen bonds...
What type of bond forms between Cl and P?
A+ ionic bond
