Question

In a ____________ bond, a metal donates an electron and a non-metal recieves an electron. In a __________________ bond, electrons are shared between two non-metals?

Answer 1

The first blank is ionic bond. The second is covalent.

Ionic bonds do not share electrons, where covalent bonds do.

Answer 2

In an Ionic bond, a metal donates an electron and a non-metal recieves an electron. In a covalent bond, electrons are shared between two non-metals