Compare and contrast covalent bond and ionic bond?

Answer 1

Chemical compounds are formed by the joining of two or more atoms. A stable compound occurs when the total energy of the combination has lower energy than the separated atoms. The bound state implies a net attractive force between the atoms ... a chemical bond. The two extreme cases of chemical bonds are:

Covalent bond: bond in which one or more pairs of electrons are shared by two atoms.

Ionic bond: bond in which one or more electrons from one atom are removed and

attached to another atom, resulting in positive and negative ions which attract each other.

Answer 2

ionic bonds are the strongest bonds formed.

and ionic bond is a chemical bond in which an atom "steals" the number of electrons needed to fill up its outermost energy level.

a covalent bond is a chemical bond in which the atoms share electrons so that both of their outermost energy levels are filled.

Answer 3

Covalent bonds are formed by the sharing of electrons between two atoms, resulting in a stable electron configuration. Ionic bonds are formed by the transfer of electrons from one atom to another, creating positively and negatively charged ions that are attracted to each other. Covalent bonds tend to occur between nonmetals, while ionic bonds typically form between metals and nonmetals.

Answer 4

Ionic bonds are made when electrons are transferred. Covalent bonds are made when electrons are shared.

Answer 5

An ionic bond is a chemical bond that occurs when an atom transfers an electron to another atom. contrast ,a covalent bond forms when two atoms share electrons.