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hydrogen bond vs. ionic bond

noun
  1. a type of chemical bond in which a hydrogen atom that has a covalent link with one of the electronegative atoms (F, N, O) forms an electrostatic link with another electronegative atom in the same or another molecule.
[ ahy-on-ik bond ]
noun
  1. the electrostatic bond between two ions formed through the transfer of one or more electrons.

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