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A covalent bond occurs when two Klingons get it on. An ionic bond occurs when a Cardassian and a Floopite hit the hay.

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Q: What is the difference between and ionic bond and a convalent bond?
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Is the bond between magnesium and oxygen a ionic or convalent?

It is ionic. Electrons are transferred from magnesium to oxygen.


Is Cl2 a covalent bond or ionic bond?

Covalent. There is no electronegativity difference between two atoms of the same element.


Is NaCl ionic or convalent?

Sodium chloride has an ionic bond.


How convalent bond develops ionic character?

Covalent bonds have ionic "character" when they are polar. The more polar, (greater the electronegativity difference) the more ionic character.


What is the difference between convalent and ionic bond?

In an ionic bond, there is a complete transfer of electrons between the atoms. In a covalent bond, electrons are shared. All covalent bonds occur between nonmetals that have a difference in electronegativities that is 1.7 or less. An ionic bond almost always occurs between a metal and a nonmetal.


How do you know if a bond is ionic or convalent?

An Ionic bond is metals bonding to non-metals. A Covalent bond is non-metals bonding to non-metals.


Is the chemical bond that causes silicon atoms to combine called ionic bond?

no its a convalent bond as if it was an ionic bond it would be between a non-metal and metal (most of the time) but also between two ions. Because you are talking about two atoms it means that it is a covalent bond.


What large differences in electronegativity result in bonding between atoms?

If this difference is under 2 the bond is covalent; if the difference is over 2 the bond is ionic.


What makes a convalent bond polar?

the difference in the electronegativity between the two bonded atoms makes the covalent bond polar.


What is the difference between ionic bond and covalent bond?

Ionic bond: involve an electrostatic attraction between atoms.Covalent bond: electrons are shared between atoms.


Is CO2 ionic or convalent?

CO2 is Covalent a covalent bond is formed between two non-metals in this case carbon and oxygen


Which chemical bond stores the most energy?

convalent bonds have the greatet bond energy.