This document summarizes different types of chemical bonds:
Ionic bonds form through electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions. Ionic compounds conduct electricity and have high boiling points. Covalent bonds share pairs of electrons between atoms. Metallic bonds constitute electrostatic forces between delocalized electrons in a "sea" of positive metal ions, giving metals high melting points. Alloys are mixtures of metals with constituents measured by mass that can be substitutional or interstitial in atomic arrangement.