The document discusses two main types of chemical bonds - covalent bonds, where electrons are shared between atoms, and ionic bonds, where electrons are transferred between atoms to form positively and negatively charged ions that attract each other. It compares the properties of compounds formed by covalent bonds versus ionic bonds, noting that covalent compounds can be gases, liquids or solids with low melting/boiling points, while ionic compounds are usually crystalline solids with high melting/boiling points that conduct electricity when melted.
The document discusses two main types of chemical bonds - covalent bonds, where electrons are shared between atoms, and ionic bonds, where electrons are transferred between atoms to form positively and negatively charged ions that attract each other. It compares the properties of compounds formed by covalent bonds versus ionic bonds, noting that covalent compounds can be gases, liquids or solids with low melting/boiling points, while ionic compounds are usually crystalline solids with high melting/boiling points that conduct electricity when melted.
The document discusses two main types of chemical bonds - covalent bonds, where electrons are shared between atoms, and ionic bonds, where electrons are transferred between atoms to form positively and negatively charged ions that attract each other. It compares the properties of compounds formed by covalent bonds versus ionic bonds, noting that covalent compounds can be gases, liquids or solids with low melting/boiling points, while ionic compounds are usually crystalline solids with high melting/boiling points that conduct electricity when melted.
atoms Covalent Bonds Ionic Bonds Covalent Bonds One or more pairs of electrons are shared by two atoms Ionic Bonds One or more electrons from 1 atom are removed and attached to another atom, resulting in +ve (cation) and –ve (anion) ions which attract each other Covalent Ionic Compounds Compounds Gases, liquids, or Crystalline solids solids High melting and Low melting and boiling points boiling points Conduct Poor electrical electricity when conductors melted Many soluble in Many soluble in nonpolar liquids water but not in but not in water nonpolar liquid