COMPARISION BETWEEN IONIC BOND AND COVALENT BOND

Ionic Bond Covalent Bond

Atoms achieve the stable duplet or octet electron arrangement.

Formed between atoms of metal and non- Formed between atoms of non-metal and non-
metal. metal.

Involved transfer of electrons Involves sharing of electrons

• Atoms share 2 electrons in single covalent

• Atoms of metals donates electrons to form bond.
positive ions • Atoms share 4 electrons in double covalent
• Atoms of non-metals gain electrons to form bond.
negative ions. • Atoms share 6 electrons in triple covalent
bond.

There is a strong attraction force between the

There is a strong electrostatic force between
nucleus of each atoms with the shared
two opposite charges.
electrons