Chemical Bonding: Ionic Bond & Metallic Bond

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Universally everything tends to be more stable. Atoms gain stability by attaining the electronic configuration of noble gases. The 2 or 8 electrons in the valence shell represent the stability of the atom.

So, the atom follows the duplet rule, attaining 2 electrons or octet rule, attaining 8 electrons in the valence shell. They acquire stability by sharing electrons, obtaining electrons, or giving electrons.  So, for this purpose atoms have different types of chemical bonding.

The chemical bond is basically the force of attraction between atoms that holds them. Chemical bonds are of four types 1) Ionic bond 2) Covalent bond 3) Metallic bond and 4) Coordinate Covalent Bond.