Properties of ionic and covalent bonds
1 Ionic
Rigid, brittle, crystalline
2 Ionic
Conductive as liquid
3 Ionic
Easily dissolves in water
4 Ionic
High boiling point
5 Ionic
Very strong bond
1 Covalent
Softer
2 Covalent
Not conducive
3 Covalent
Does not dissolve in water
4 Covalent
Low boiling point
5 Covalent
Weak bond
nonpolar covalent bond
A bond that is not shared equally or nearly equally
electronegativity
the tendency of an atom to attract electrons
Polar covalent bond
a bond that is not shared equally is called
Ionic bond
electrons are transferred but not shared equally