Strength of bonds

[Queena Chu 3E]

What is the strength of types of bonds from highest to lowest?

[kristinalaudis3e]

Covalent bonds are the strongest bonds, hydrogen bonds are the weakest, and ionic bonds are moderately strong. I hope this helps :)

[Sam Wentzel 1F 14B]

Ionic bonds are the strongest type of bonds assuming they are not in solution.
Covalent bonds are the second strongest assuming they are not in solution.
Intermolecular forces, weak H bonds with F, O, or N (weak forces of attraction between molecules) that result in things like water cohesion, adhesion, etc, are the least strong.

In biology, covalent bonds are considered to be the strongest however, as many biological chemical systems occur in the presence of water, AKA in solution.
Ionic bonds are "weak" in solution because of a process called disassociation, in which the ions "separate" within a solution they are soluble to.

Hope this helps!

[Bai Rong Lin 2K]

What is the strength of types of bonds from highest to lowest?

I've learned that covalent bond is the strongest bond when compared to ionic but I also remember that in certain stances, an ionic bond may be very strong as well

[Muskaan Abdul-Sattar]

I've heard that covalent bonds are the strongest types of bonds!

[DavidTabib 3H]

I am also sure that covalent bonds are the strongest types of bonds

[bgiorgi_3A]

Hi! I just wanted to add that within covalent bonds, single bonds are the weakest bonds and triple bonds are the strongest bonds because they have a stronger hold on the electrons.

[Kyle Dizon 3A]

Hydrogen bonds are often have the weakest link while covalent bonds have the strongest link with each other. In addition, the bonds with single bonds are ideally weaker than triple bonds.

[Earl Garrovillo 2L]

From highest to lowest I believe the bond strength (in general) is as follows: multiple covalent bonds > single covalent bonds > ionic bonds > hydrogen bonds > van der Waals force.

[Akriti Ratti 1H]

Covalent bonds are the strongest, then ionic bonds, and hydrogen bonds are the weakest.

[Heidi Buri 2I]

Hi! I believe it goes covalent bonds, ionic bonds, hydrogen bonds, and then van der Waals. Covalent bonds are the strongest as they require a high amount of energy to break.

[FionaHunter21]

Does it matter if the covalent bond is polar or nonpolar in terms of its strength?

[Gustavo_Chavez_1K]

I think that the general order of the strength of bonds is: covalent, ionic, and hydrogen. What I have noticed though is that in some instances people say that ionic bonds are stronger than covalent bonds, but I think this depends on whether the bonds are intramolecular or intermolecular.

[Jarrett Sung 3B]

I think that the general order of the strength of bonds is: covalent, ionic, and hydrogen. What I have noticed though is that in some instances people say that ionic bonds are stronger than covalent bonds, but I think this depends on whether the bonds are intramolecular or intermolecular.

I think it depends on whether or not the ionic bonds are in an aqueous environment or not. In the LS7 series we treat ionic bonds as weaker than covalent bonds as all of the chemistry in biology is in an aqueous environment. However, I have also heard that in some cases ionic bonds are stronger than covalent bonds in non-aqueous environments.