What are some differences between an ionic bond and a covale

What are some differences between an ionic bond and a covalent bond?

Solution

the ionic compounds are made up of a positive charged unit called cation , a negative charged unit called anion . the ionic componds are soluble in water . they have high melting point in comparison to covalent bond .they formed by the complete transfer of electron from the cation to anion ,whereas in covalent bonds are formed by the mutual sharing between both the species involved .example of ionic is NaCl ,KBr etc . covalent compound -Cl2 , CH4,C2H6