Is an ionic bond stronger than a covalent bond?

The easy way to determine that is to measure the energy it takes to break the bond. That quantity is called bond dissociation energy. The greater the energy it takes to break the bond, the stronger that bond must be. read more

Chemical Bonds: Ionic and Covalent. There are a variety of ways atoms bond to one another. Some bonds are weaker, and some are stronger. Two of the strongest forms of chemical bond are the ionic and the covalent bonds. Chemical bonds form between two atoms, each with its own electron environment. read more

In general a coordinate covalent bond is weaker than a covalent bond. As for ionic versus covalent, it really depends on which ionic you are using. Small molecules with a large charge will form very strong ionic interactions while large molecules with little charge won’t. read more

If they form an ionic bond then that is because the ionic bond is stronger than the alternative covalent bond. This is either because the covalent bond is weak (poor orbital overlap / mismatched orbital energies) or the ionisation energies are relatively small compared to the lattice enthalpy. read more