Can you explain why ionic compounds are formed when a metal bonds with a nonmetal but covalent compounds are formed when two nonmetals bond?


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Ionic Bond Ionic bonds are formed when an atom lends one or more electrons to another atom Metals have very few electrons to attain Octet structure, must loose electrons Non-Metals have more electrons to attain Octet structure it will be ready to gain electrons

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