Read the following paragraph from the section Key Points An

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Read the following paragraph from the section Key Points An ionic bond essentially donates an electron to the other atom participating in the bond while electrons in a covalent bond are shared equally between the atoms Which idea is BEST supported by this paragraph A B C D The distinction between ionic and covalent bonds is determined by how equally the atoms in the bond share their electrons lonic bonds have atoms that donate one electron to another atom in the bond while atoms in covalent bonds have a tendency to donate all their electrons Electrons in a covalent bond always share their electrons equally between the atoms but electrons in ionic bonds only share equally occasionally Covalent bonds sometimes have bonds between identical atoms so they can share electrons equally while ionic bonds always