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Chemical Bonds
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 1:31 pm
by jane_ni_2d
Which bonds are longer, ionic or covalent? Or is the comparison not relevant?
Re: Chemical Bonds
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:03 pm
by Jack Mitchell 3J
Covenant bonds would be the longer of these two bonds because the shorter the bond length, the stronger the bond. Therefore because ionic bonds are stronger, they are shorter.
Re: Chemical Bonds
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:17 pm
by Hailey Boehm 2H
Yes, I agree that ionic bonds would be shorter. Generally, we care more about the bond lengths among covalent bonds because there is more variation among the lengths of covalent bonds. For instance, in covalent structures there are single, double, and triple bonds that can form, with single being the longest and triple being the shortest.
Re: Chemical Bonds
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 1:57 pm
by Megan_Ervin_1F
Is this true for every single covalent and ionic bond comparison?
Re: Chemical Bonds
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 4:17 pm
by Elizabeth Kim 4E
Ionic bonds are shorter because they are stronger bonds
Re: Chemical Bonds
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 7:26 pm
by Kevin Arokiaraj 4E
Covalent bonds are longer because they are weaker than ionic bonds (ionic would be shorter).