Question

Compare and contrast the two kinds of chemical bonds (ionic and covalent)

Answer 1

An Ionic bond is when you have a metal and a nonmetal element bonded together. In this kind of bonds, the metal atom takes electrons from the nonmetal. on other words, this bond involves the gaining and losing of electrons. The atom that receives the electrons becomes an anion (negatively charged ion) and the one that loses them becomes the cation (positively charged ion)

A covalent bond is a bond created between two nonmetals element. In here, both atoms share the electrons.

Both bonds involve interaction between atoms.