Ionic vs Covalent Bond

Ni + P

• Ionic

• Covalent

• Neither

Answer explanation

Remember, Ionic is when a nonmetal bonds with a metal.

HeH

• Covalent

• Ionic

• Neither

Cl + Br

• Covalent

• Ionic

• Neither

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NaBr

• Ionic

• Covalent

Beryllium, Be, and chlorine, Cl, form an ionic compound. In order for the compound to be neutral, what must the formula look like?

• Be₂Cl

• 2BeCl

• BeCl₂

• Be₂Cl₂

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Ionic or covalent?
H₂O

• Ionic

• Covalent

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

In _____ bonds, one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another.

• covalent

• ionic

Ionic bonds create ions out of electrically neutral atoms by the __________ of one or more valence electrons from one atom to another. 

• sharing

• transferring

In __________ bonds, one or more pairs of electrons are shared between atoms.

• covalent

• ionic

Covalent bonds occur when atoms ________ pairs of electrons.

• share

• transfer