What is the difference between ionic and covalent bonding?
Covalent bonding is the sharing of a pair of electrons between atoms to make molecules e.g. CO2, whereas Ionic bonding is the transfer of electrons from one atom to the other to make a complete outer shell, forming ions e.g. NaCl.
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