bonding

• Compound


  Substances in which 2 or more elements are chemically combined
• Types of strong chemical bonds

  • Ionic
  • Metallic
  • Covalent
• Ionic bonding


  The bonding present in ionic compounds
• Metallic bonding


  The bonding present in metals
• Covalent bonding


  The bonding present in giant covalent structures and simple covalent molecules
• The type of bonding accounts for many of the physical and chemical properties of the compound/molecule