IONIC BONDS

• involves the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.
• These ions represent atoms that have lost one or more electron.
• Ionic compounds conduct electricity when molten

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COVALENT BONDS

• chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms.
• the sharing of electrons allows each atom to attain the equivalent of a full outer shell.
• Covalency is greatest between atoms of similar electronegativities.

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METALLIC BONDS

• constitutes the electrostatic attractive forces between electrons
• metallic bonding is sometimes compared with that of molten salts
• Metallic bonding accounts for many physical properties of metals, such as strength, malleability, ductility, thermal and electrical conductivity, opacity, and luster

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