metals and non-metals.
Ionic bonding involves elements that have large differences in electronegativity. Typically, one element will have a low electronegativity (metals) and will lose electrons, while the other element will have a high electronegativity (nonmetals) and will gain electrons to achieve a stable octet configuration.
covalent bonding
ionic
it is ionic type of bonding
an ionic bond
Ionic
Elements are put together through chemical bonding, where atoms of different elements share, gain, or lose electrons to form compounds. The type of bonding that occurs (ionic, covalent, metallic) depends on the interactions between the atoms involved. These compounds can then form various structures, such as molecules, crystals, or alloys.
Ionic
Type of bonding between elements in a compound chemical-chemically is chemical bonding.
Chlorine can be involved in both ionic and covalent bonding. As it is a chloride, I would believe it to be a ionic bond, as a covalent bond would state the number of chloride atoms, e.g. dichloride.
If the one of the elements is a metal, then it's ionic. If they're both nonmetals, then it's covalent. so if it's purely nonmetal, it's covalent, if there's ANY metal, it's ionic. :)
Covalent bonding is the strongest type of bond, where atoms share electrons. Ionic bonding is next, where atoms transfer electrons to form charged ions that are attracted to each other. Hydrogen bonding is the weakest type, relying on electrostatic attraction between a partially positive hydrogen and a partially negative atom like oxygen or nitrogen.