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

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

Answer 4

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.