Q: What holds ionic and covalent compounds together?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Ionic and covalent compounds are held together by electrostatic attractions between oppositely charged particles. Describe the differences in the nature of the attractions in ionic and covalent compounds. Which class of compounds contains pairs of electrons shared between bonded atoms?.

 Choices:

- gravity

- water

- magnetic force

- electrostatic attractions


A:
electrostatic attractions