Match each bond type with its description.

1. This results when an atom has such a strong attraction for electrons that it pulls one or more electrons completely away from another atom.
2. These are weak attractive forces between hydrogen and certain other atoms.
3. These result when two atoms share a pair of electrons.
4. These are weak attractive forces between the nucleus of one atom and the electrons of another atom close by.

A. van der Waals
B. ionic
C. hydrogen
D. covalent


1. B. ionic
2. C. hydrogen
3. D. covalent
4. A. van der Waals

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