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Compounds with electrovalent bonds consist of charged particles called ions, which are held together by mutual electrostatic attraction. (The term "ionic bond" is more common, at least in the USA, than "electrovalent bond.")

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If the electrons in a bond are perfectly shared that is called a covalent bond. If one atom completely rips off the electron that is called an ionic bond. Neither happens in reality. All bonds are somewhere between those extremes. So the terms "covalent" and "ionic" mean something like "over here" and "over there".

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Q: Why electrovalent bond is also known as ionic bond?
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