Ionic bonds are formed only between metals and .

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The correct option is B non-metals
A metal and a nonmetal combine to form an ionic compound where the metal loses some electrons and the nonmetal takes those electrons. For example, in $N a C l$ , sodium (metal) loses one electron to chlorine (non-metal) to form sodium chloride with an ionic bond.

A covalent bond, on the other hand, involves the sharing of electron pairs.

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