What Is the Difference Between Covalent and Ionic Bonds

question 6

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between covalent and ionic bonds?

• A)Covalent bonds are the sharing of electrons, whereas ionic bonds are the sharing of protons.
• B)Covalent bonds involve the attraction between slightly charged molecules, whereas ionic bonds involve the attraction between two fully charged ions.
• C)Covalent bonds involve the sharing of neutrons, whereas ionic bonds involve the attraction of slightly charged atoms.
• D)Covalent bonds are the sharing of electrons, whereas ionic bonds involve the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

An index showing the degree of spread or variability among a collection of numbers.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from the statistical analysis of data, that is likely to include the true population parameter with a certain level of confidence.

Sample

A subset of individuals or observations from a population used to estimate parameters or statistics of the whole population.

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by summing them up and dividing by the number of summands.