Just to revise, a covalent bond is made by sharing electrons, while an ionic bond happens when an atom gives away an electron to another atom. The concept of pH was first introduced by S.P.L. Sørensen (in picture) in 1909.
(Video titled "khanacademy — August 26, 2009 — Introduction to ionic, covalent, polar covalent and metallic bonds.", sourced from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGA8sRwqIFg)



