What is a covalent bond? What type of bond exists in (i) CC14 (ii) CaCl2?

What is a covalent bond? What type of bond exists in

  1. CC14
  2. CaCl2?

Answer:

The chemical bonds formed between two atoms by the sharing of electrons between them is known as a covalent bond. The sharing of electrons between the two atoms takes place in such a way that both the atoms acquire stable electronic configuration of their nearest noble gas.

  1. CCl4 - Covalent bond,
  2. CaCl2 - Ionic bond