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Can an ion contain a covalent bond?

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Explanation: Some ionic bonds contain covalent characteristics and some covalent bonds are partially ionic. For example, most carbon-based compounds are covalently bonded but can also be partially ionic. Polarity is a measure of the separation of charge in a compound.

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