Which statement comparing ionic and covalent bonds is correct?(1 point)

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Covalent bonds tend to be less polar than ionic bonds.
Covalent bonds tend to be less polar than ionic bonds.

More electrons are involved in forming covalent bonds than ionic bonds.
More electrons are involved in forming covalent bonds than ionic bonds.

Group IA elements are more likely to form covalent bonds than ionic bonds with other atoms.
Group IA elements are more likely to form covalent bonds than ionic bonds with other atoms.

Covalent bonds have a greater difference in electronegativities between atoms than ionic bonds.

Answer 1

The correct statement comparing ionic and covalent bonds is:

Covalent bonds tend to be less polar than ionic bonds.

Ionic bonds typically form between atoms with a significant difference in electronegativity (usually greater than 1.7), while covalent bonds form between atoms with smaller differences in electronegativity. This results in covalent bonds generally being less polar compared to ionic bonds.

The other statements are incorrect for the following reasons:

• More electrons are not necessarily involved in forming covalent bonds than in ionic bonds; each type of bond involves different processes of electron sharing or transfer.
• Group IA elements (alkali metals) typically form ionic bonds with nonmetals, rather than covalent bonds.
• Covalent bonds do not have a greater difference in electronegativities than ionic bonds; rather, ionic bonds are characterized by a greater difference.