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What is an ionic bond ? With two suitable examples, explain the diference between an ionic and a covalent bond ?

Answer» The two points of difference between ionic and covalent bonds are given :
(i) in the ionic bond formation, there is transference of one of more electrons from one atom to the other (e.e. NaCl) while in the covalent bond formation, there is electon sharing `(e.g. C Cl_(4)).`
(ii) ionic bond is non-directional while covalent bond has directional nature.


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