Question

what is the difference between ionic bond and covalent bond

Answer 1



Ionic Bond and Covalent Bond

Ionic Bond	Covalent Bond
​An ionic bond is formed by the transference of electrons from the electropositive metal to the electronegative non-metal atom.	A covalent bond is formed by sharing of electrons between two non-metal atoms when the electrons are equally contributed by both the atoms
It consists of the electrostatic force between atoms	It consists of shared pair of electrons which are attracted by both the nuclei
They are non-rigid and non-directional	They are rigid and directional
The binding energy is higher than the metallic bond	The binding energy is higher than the metallic bond
Ionic bond has low conductivity	Covalent bond has very low conductivity.
Ionic compounds are present only in one state: solid	Covalent compounds are present in three states: solid, liquid, gas.
Non-malleable and Non-ductile in nature	Non-malleable and Non-ductile in nature
Higher boiling and melting point	Lower boiling and melting point
Compounds containing ionic bonds are $NaCl,Mg{\left(OH\right)}_2,KN{O}_3,etc.$	Compounds containing covalent bonds are $C{H}_4,N{H}_3,CC{l}_4,etc.$