State one major difference between covalent and ionic bonds and give one example each of covalent and ionic compounds.


Ionic compounds are good conductors of electricity when dissolved in water or in a fused state but covalent compounds do not conduct electricity.
Example: NaCl is an ionic compound
CO2 is a covalent compound.

Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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