Answer:
Chemical bondingStep-by-step explanation:
Ionic compounds are formed by electrostatic attraction between a cation(metal ion) and anion (non-metal ion) of similar size. If the size difference is such that cation is small and anion is very large, they form bond with more covalent character.
Example :-
NaCl, KCl etc
Covalent bond is formed
when the difference between the electronegativities of two atoms is too small for an electron transfer to occur to form ions.
Example CH4, C2H6 etc or hydrocarbons
C) valence electrons are the number of electrons present I t he outermost shell.
Atomic no. Carbon= 6
Electronic configuration = 2, 4
Hence carbon has 4 valence electrons.