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13 years ago
Hello,

General question about ionic bonding and covalent bonding......is it safe to say that ionic bonding does not produce single, double, or triple bonds and covalent bonds do not produce ions- cation or anions? and is neither bond stronger than the other, it just depends on the elements and electronegativity between the elements that are bonding. thanks
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13 years ago
Covalent bonds are generally stronger due to the ability to have single, double, and triple bonding.

Ionic bonding is between metals and non-metals (always), whereas covalent bonding is strictly between non-metals. So yes, ionic bonds do not produce single, double, or triple bonds.
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13 years ago
That is not true. Ionic bonds are stronger due to the fact that in ionic bonding electrons are completely transferred. However, in covalent  bonding electrons are only shared.
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13 years ago
Ionic bonds are easily disrupted by polar solvents. NaCl (table salt) is easily dissolved in water (polar solvent); wood, on the other hand, cannot be dissolved in any polar solvent as it is tightly held together by covalently bonded carbon-carbon atoms.
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