Compounds and molecules contain which types of chemical bonds?

The correct answer is that compounds and molecules contain ionic and covalent bonds.

Ionic bonds form when there is a transfer of electrons between atoms, leading to the formation of charged ions. This type of bond is typically found in compounds formed between metals and non-metals, where the metal donates one or more electrons to become a positively charged ion, while the non-metal accepts those electrons to become a negatively charged ion. The electrostatic attraction between these oppositely charged ions forms the ionic bond, which is prevalent in many salts and mineral structures.

Covalent bonds, on the other hand, occur when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons. This type of bonding usually occurs between non-metals and can lead to the formation of molecules. For example, the water molecule (H2O) is formed through covalent bonds between hydrogen and oxygen atoms, where each hydrogen atom shares an electron with the oxygen atom.

While other types of bonds like metallic and Van der Waals forces play important roles in defining the properties of different materials, they do not constitute the fundamental bonding types in the context of compounds and molecules as described here. Metallic bonds are characteristic of metals where electrons are shared in a "sea" of electrons, and Van