Covalent and Ionic Bonds By Andrej Petrovski Ionic Bonds An ionic bond is an electrical attraction between two oppositely charged atoms or groups of atoms. Normally, atoms are neutral and have no charge. However, in order to gain stability they will sacrifice their neutrality by either losing one or more of its outermost electrons thus becoming a positive ion (cation) or they will gain one or more electrons thus becoming a negative ion (anion). Elements …showed first 75 words of 408 total…

…showed last 75 words of 408 total…pair originally belonged to the oxygen. In conclusion, here is a list of differences between Ionic and Covalent bonds: Ionic Covalent Transfer of Valence Electrons Sharing of Valence Electrons Bond between Metal and Non-Metal Bond between Non-Metals Stronger than Covalent Bond Weaker To sum it all up, the key words when talking about Ionic and Covalent bonding are transfer and sharing. Ionic bonds transfer electrons from metal to non-metal, and covalent bonds share electrons equally.