Question

Select the kinds of bonds that use the -ide ending.

Ionic
Metallic
Covalent

Answer 1

The kinds of bonds that use the -ide ending are primarily **ionic** and **covalent** bonds.

- In ionic bonding, when a metal and a non-metal combine, the non-metal typically takes an -ide ending (e.g., chloride from chlorine, oxide from oxygen).
- In covalent bonding, similar naming conventions apply when two non-metals bond together, resulting in compounds with -ide endings (e.g., water is H₂O, where it's called dihydrogen oxide).

Metallic bonding does not typically use the -ide ending for naming purposes.