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question 1 1 pts what type of bond would make a salt? covalent bond hydrogen bond ionic bond polar covalent bond
Salts are typically formed by the transfer of electrons between atoms, which is characteristic of ionic bonds. Covalent bonds involve sharing electrons (e.g., in non - metal compounds like \(H_2O\)). Hydrogen bonds are weak intermolecular forces (e.g., in water between \(H_2O\) molecules). Polar covalent bonds are a type of covalent bond with unequal electron sharing (e.g., in \(HCl\)). Ionic bonds, where one atom donates electrons (usually a metal) and another accepts (usually a non - metal), result in the formation of ions that attract each other to form a salt (e.g., \(NaCl\) formed from \(Na^+\) and \(Cl^-\)).
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