EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Ions with opposite charges will attract one another creating an ionic bond. Such bonds are stronger than hydrogen bonds, but similar in strength to covalent bonds. In an ionic bond, the atoms are bound by attraction of opposite ions, whereas in a covalent bond, atoms are bound by sharing electrons.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ionic: this occurs when metallic and non-metallic atoms bond and an electron charge is given from one to the other. As a result, both negatively charged ions (anions) and positive ones (cations) are produced, and there is an attraction between their opposite charges.

Detailed explanation-3: -ionic bond, also called electrovalent bond, type of linkage formed from the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions in a chemical compound. Such a bond forms when the valence (outermost) electrons of one atom are transferred permanently to another atom.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ionic bonds are formed between a metal and non-metal, for example sodium chloride. An atom of sodium will lose an electron and form a positive ion. An atom of chlorine will gain an electron and form a negative ion.

Detailed explanation-5: -Covalent or molecular compounds form when elements share electrons in a covalent bond to form molecules. Molecular compounds are electrically neutral. Ionic compounds are (usually) formed when a metal reacts with a nonmetal (or a polyatomic ion). Covalent compounds are formed when two nonmetals react with each other.