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What is the two major types of chemical bonding?

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Ionic bond and covalent bond

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The two main types of chemical bonding are ionic bond and covalent bond.

In an ionic bond, there is a transfer of electrons from one atom to another. Usually from a metal to a nonmetal leading to the existence of an ion pair. Ionic compounds are soluble in water and have high melting and boiling points due to the strong electrostatic interaction between ions in the compound.

A covalent bond involves sharing of electrons between atoms. In an ordinary covalent bond, the shared electrons are furnished by the two bonding atoms while in a dative covalent bond, the two bonding electrons are furnished by only one of the bonding species.

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