Question

What type of bonding occurs in a sample of pure sodium, ? In other words, how is one sodium atom held to another sodium atom? A. Covalent B. metallic C. ionic

Answer 1

The answer to your question is B. metallic

Step-by-step explanation:

Covalent bonding is a bond between two nonmetals and the difference in electronegativity is between 0 and 1.7. Sodium could not have this kind of bond because is a metal.

Ionic bonding is a bond between a metal and a nonmetal and the difference of electronegativity is higher than 1.7. Sodium can have this kind of bond it is necessary one nonmetal.

Metallic, sodium has a metallic bond because this bond is characteristic of metals.