Types of Bonds

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What type of bond is formed in sodium chloride (NaCl)?

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Ionic bond

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How is an ionic bond formed?

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By the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.

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What type of bond is formed between hydrogen and chlorine?

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Covalent bond

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What state of matter can covalent compounds exist in at room temperature?

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Solid, liquid, or gas.

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What type of bond is formed when two fluorine atoms bond?

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Covalent bond.

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What is an ionic bond?

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A bond formed through the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.

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What is a covalent bond?

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A bond formed when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons.

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What is a metallic bond?

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A bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and delocalized electrons.

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Give an example of a compound with ionic bonding.

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Sodium chloride (NaCl).

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Give an example of a compound with covalent bonding.

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Water (H2O).