Posted by Nikki on Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 5:21pm.
An ionic bond is formed when an electron (or electrons) is transferred to another atom making one of the ions + and the other -. The molecule is held together by the attraction of the + for the -. A covalent bond is formed when electrons are shared between atoms.
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