Which bond is more strong....covalent or ionic?

Answer 1

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IONIC BOND is stronger then covalent bond,.

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Answer 2

covalent.
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Answer 3

Ionic.

Answer 4

Ionic....it's based on charges

Answer 5

Ionic

Answer 6

Covalent because of the electrons force when they form a paired bond.

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IB Chemistry

Answer 7

ionic bond is more stronger for it is complete transfer of electrons
thus forming a high force of attraction bond in the elements n compounds
whereas covalent bond is sharing of electrons which maks it a lilweaker than ionic bond

Answer 8

its undoubtedly ionic coz it consist of charged particles remains attracted 2 each other in a crystal lattice unless acted upon by xternal factors..

Answer 9

covalent bond is stronger
eg carbon has a tetra valency.....4 electrons in outermost orbit
all compounds of carbon have higher melting points .....graphite,diamond..etc

Answer 10

ionic bond is more stronger because it is formed by transfer of electrons.
Covalent bond is weak since it is formed by sharing of electrons

Answer 11

"ionic" bcos the bond is formed by transfer of electron and each atom bear the electronic configuration of nearest noble gas, and that's why ionic compound have higher boiling and melting point

Answer 12

ionic

Answer 13

Ionic is a stronger bond because instead of sharing electrons with each other (as in a covalent bond) electrons are given up to the other atom. Because of this transfer of electrons, the bond is much harder to break than that of a covalent bond.

Take for example NaCl - this is an ionic bond because Na has one valence electron that is completely given up to Cl which has 7 valence electrons. This transfer satisfies the octet rule.

Answer 14

Ionic bonds are susceptible to high dielectric solvents, such as sodium chloride in water. NaCl completely dissociated and water-Na, water-Cl structures form. However, ionic bonds are extremely strong, on the order of 600-800 kJ/mol, whereas covalent bonds are around 200-500 kJ/mol. By the way every ionic bond has some degree of a covalent bond.

Answer 15

"how strong a bond is" depends on the fact that how hardly it breaks and react.......
ofcourse covalent bond is more stronger than ionic...........because ionic bond is made up of electronic poles having + and -...............
when we add salt to the water so it's bonds break easily coz it had + and - polls .............
so covalent bond is more stronger.......

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Answer 16

ionic for sure

Answer 17

Ionic. cause there are one metal

Answer 18

ionic, because it is strong electrostatic force of attraction

Answer 19

covalent because ionic can break when dissolved in water.

Answer 20

ionic bond is more stronger than covalent bond

Answer 21

Covalent bond is stronger because it cannot be broken by even water.
Ionic bond can ionize easily.

Answer 22

Covalent bond is stronger.
1.
It cannot be broken by water
Ionic bond can ionize easily.
2.
My chemistry teacher told me.
:)

Answer 23

"Alas! Ideally, the term "bond energy" should probably be deleted from the chemical lexicon. Like a lot of terms in chemistry, the closer you look at the definition of the term the more you have a list caveats, exceptions, and footnotes.

First, there is no such thing as a purely covalent, or purely ionic bond.... Ambiguous questions that require ambiguous answers should not find their way onto exams such as AP's, because the more astute student is likely to see the flaws and give the "incorrect" answer."

(From Website# 2)
"Usually however, it is easier to break an ionic bond than a covalent one."


So Covalent bonds are stronger, in general.
The first person who answered this question was correct, in that sense.

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