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Which of the following best describes the type of bond formed when a metal reacts with a non-metal?

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Ionic bond

Metals have few valence electrons and lose them easily to form positive ions, while non-metals gain electrons to complete their octet and form negative ions. When a metal reacts with a non-metal, electrons are transferred from the metal atom to the non-metal atom.

The oppositely charged ions so formed are held together by strong electrostatic attraction, which is an ionic (electrovalent) bond. For example, sodium reacts with chlorine to form Na+Cl– in sodium chloride.

A covalent bond is formed by sharing electrons, usually between non-metal atoms. A hydrogen bond is a weak attraction between molecules involving a hydrogen atom attached to an electronegative atom. A metallic bond holds metal atoms together in a metal through a sea of delocalised electrons.

Hence, Ionic bond.

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