Giving one example each, state what are (i) ionic compounds, and (ii)covalent compounds.
(a) (i) ionic compounds are those compounds which contain ionic bonds.ionic bonds are formed by the transfer of electrons from one atom to other. Example: sodium chloride, NaCl.

(ii) those compounds which have covalent bonds are known as covalent compound. These compounds are formed by sharing of electrons between atoms. For example: methane, CH4.


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