if carbon and carbon are bonded is it a ionic bond or a covalent bond?

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it's about elements

Answer 1

The bonds are covalent.
Ionic bonds are only known to happen between metals and nonmetals. There are no pure Ionic bonds all of them have some degree of covalent bonding.

Because ionic bonds are electrostatic covalent bonds, which are formed with a physical exchange of electrons, are stronger.


According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon
"Carbon exhibits remarkable properties, some paradoxical. Different forms include the hardest naturally occurring substance (diamond) and one of the softest substances (graphite) known. Moreover, it has a great affinity for bonding with other small atoms, including other carbon atoms, and is capable of forming multiple stable COVALENT BONDS with such atoms. Because of these properties, carbon is known to form nearly ten million different compounds, the large majority of all chemical compounds. Carbon compounds form the basis of all life on Earth and the carbon-nitrogen cycle provides some of the energy produced by the Sun and other stars."

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionic_bond
"An ionic bond (or electrovalent bond) is a type of chemical bond that can often form between metal and non-metal ions (or polyatomic ions such as ammonium) through electrostatic attraction....

Pure ionic bonding is not known to exist. All ionic bonds have a degree of covalent bonding or metallic bonding. The larger the difference in electronegativity between two atoms, the more ionic the bond. Ionic compounds conduct electricity when molten or in solution. They generally have a high melting point and tend to be soluble in water."