The formation of an ionic bond is the result of the transfer of one or more electrons from a metal onto a non-metal.
Non-polar is an equal sharing of electrons, whereas polar is an unequal sharing of electrons.
<em> Ionic bonding is on one extreme </em>with a complete transfer of electrons forming charged ions. <em>Non-polar covalent bonding</em> with equal sharing of electrons is <em>at the other extreme.</em>
Even though ionic bonding is kinda in the middle, it leans more towards polar because they aren't two opposite extremes.
