Question

The nature of chemical bonding in ___
Out of covalent or ionic

Answer 1

Chemical bonding and interactions between atoms can be classified into a number of different types. For our purposes we will concentrate on two common types of chemical bonds, namely covalent and ionic bonding.

Molecular bonds are formed when constituent atoms come close enough together such that the outer (valence) electrons of one atom are attracted to the positive nuclear charge of its neighbor. As the independent atoms approach one another, there are both repulsive forces(between the electrons in each atom and between the nuclei of each atom), and attractive forces (between the positive nuclei and the negative valence electrons). Some constituents require the addition of energy, called the activation energy, to overcome the initial repulsive forces. But at various distances, the atoms experience different attractive and repulsive forces, ultimately finding the ideal separation distance where the electrostatic forces are reduced to a minimum. This minimum represents the most stable position, and the distance between the atoms at this point is known as the bond length.

Answer 2

Nature of chemical bonding is both covalent and ionic