1)The compound CO2 is an example of a(n) covalent compound
CO2 or carbon dioxide is made of carbon and oxygen molecules. It is a compound because it composed of two kinds or more element. Both carbon and oxygen is a gas, so the compound will form a covalent bond. The bond is not easily broken like ionic one.
2) What is another name for a compound known as a salt? Ionic compound
Salt that you mostly found in cooking is sodium chloride or NaCl. It is a compound because it composed of two kinds or more element. Natrium/sodium is metal while chlorine is gas. These compound will form ions(Na+ and Cl-) when dissolved into solution.