What the different between covalent and ionic compounds?

Answer 1

An ionic compound contains an element from the right side of the Periodic Table and an element from the left side of the periodic table == a metal and a nonmetal. EX: sodium chloride. GENERALLY, there is an -ide following the nonmetal element.

For a covalent compound, we have to look at prefixes. ... For example, carbon dioxide. See? We have di- , tri- , etc. as prefixes. So, look at where these funny Greek sounding bits go. If they count at the beginning, it's likely a covalent compound.

If you see an -ide + the name of a metal, then we've got ourselves an ionic compound. :)

Answer 2

Covalent compounds are formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms, creating stable molecules, while ionic compounds are formed by the transfer of electrons from one atom to another, resulting in the formation of ions that are held together by electrostatic forces. Covalent compounds typically have lower melting and boiling points compared to ionic compounds, which have high melting and boiling points.

Answer 3

Well, one way is that ionic bonds transfer electrons and happen between a metal and nonmetal. Covalent bonds share electrons and happen between two nonmetals. Covalent Bonds also break up into Polar Covalent and non-polar covalent in which one element has a higher electronegativity.

Answer 4

Ionic compounds you only have -ide afer the second element.

However with Covalent compounds you have different prefixes for the different number of the atoms in the compound.

Prefixes: Mono-1, Di-2, Tri-3, Tetra-4, Penta-5, Hexa-6, Hepta-7, Octa-8, Nona-9, and Deca-10.

For example Dinitrogen tetroxide. Two Nitrogen Atoms and Four Oxygen Atoms.

If you notice the 'a' in tetra is dropped in TETROXIDE. That's because if a vowel starts the name of the second element the 'a' can be dropped though, that doesn't happen all the time.

Tetrasulfate octachloride. Note with Sulfer and Phosphorus Sulfer turns into SulFATE and Phosphorus turns into PhosphATE.

Now the -ide goes on the second element no matter what bond it is, however Ionic Bonds don't have anything fancy.

Answer 5

Ionic bonds are when electrons are exchanged between two or more atoms, and covalent bonds are when electrons are shared between two or more atoms.

Edit: Ionic bonds are also between a metal and nonmetal's penis, while covalent bonds are between two nonmetals, there are two types of covalent bonds, nonpolar and polar, but to answer the original question...

When naming a ionic bond the metal goes first followed by the nonmetal ending with -ide

When naming a covalent bond the second ends with an ide but also needs a prefix matching the number of the atoms present mono-for 1, penta-for 5, if the first one doesn't have more than one you don't need a prefix but you do if it does.

Answer 6

A metal ion is named by its elements name while a nonmetal ion uses ide to replace the last syllable of the element name.

Answer 7

Covalent compounds have prefixes infrint of them (ie Carbon DIoxide)

Answer 8

covalent compounds are named by using prefixes that give the number of atoms of each element in the compound.

Answer 9

in covalent compounds, the valence electrons are shared between the atoms.

in ionic compounds, the valence electrons are transferred from one atom to the other, to form ions

Answer 10

A covalent compound is a compound in which its chemical bonds are covalent bonds where-as an ionic compound has ionic bonds