Types of Bonds
January 05, 2015
Types of Chemical Bonds
Ionic Bonds ­ Form between Metals & Non­Metals
Non­metals steal electrons from metals.
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Non­Metals become negatively charged because they now have more •
electrons than protons.
Ionic bonds are much stronger than covalent bonds.
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muscles
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Types of Bonds
January 05, 2015
Covalent Bonds ­ form between two non­metals.
Electrons are shared by all of the atoms in a compound.
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Covalent bonds are easier to break than ionic bonds.
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H20 Molecule
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