what is the difference between Ionic bonds and ionic compounds? and metallic bonds and metallic compounds?

Answer 1

Salt is an ionic compound. The Na and Cl atoms are held together by ionic bonds.

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Answer 2

An ionic compound has ionic bonds. Common salt, sodium chloride (NaCl) is an ionic compound and the chemical bond between sodium and chlorine atoms is an ionic bond. Sodium atom gives up its one valency electron and becomes a sodium ion with a single positive charge and similarly chlorine accepts that electron and becomes a chloride ion with a single negative charge.

"The properties of metals suggest that their atoms possess strong bonds, yet the ease of conduction of heat and electricity suggest that electrons can move freely in all directions in a metal. The general observations give rise to a picture of "positive ions in a sea of electrons" to describe metallic bonding." The valency electrons in metals are free to move about and that explains the good thermal and electrical conductivity of metals.

Metallic compounds are also called intermetallic compounds and are formed mostly by two or more metals.