How are ionic bonds and covalent bonds different?

Question

How are ionic bonds and covalent bonds different?

Answer 1

There are several differences between ionic and covalent bonds. Ionic bonds are stronger, have high melting points, and conduct electricity in the molten state or when dissolved in water (aqueous). Ionic bonds consist of an attractio between a METAL and a NONMETAL. Ionic compounds are generally crystalline solids and thus have high bond disassociation energies which results from their high electronegativity. They can conduct electricity and are soluble in polar solvents.

Covalent bonds are generally weaker in nature. They are attractions between NONMETALS and other NONMETALS. They are soluble in nonpolar solvents and some can conduct and some cannot. They have lower melting points as a result of the lower bond disassociation energies (relative to ionic bonds).

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Answer 2

In ionic bonds, one atom "steal" an electron from another, ionizing both. Then the oppositely charged atoms attract each other.

In covalent bonds, they actually share an electron that binds them together.

Answer 3

ionic deals with the polar nature of the particles putting them together.

in a covalent bond they share electrons.think of it as sharing the valence.(co-valent) kinda.