This document summarizes the different types of chemical bonding: ionic bonding occurs between oppositely charged ions and is electrostatic in nature; covalent bonding involves sharing electrons between atoms and can range from partially ionic to completely covalent; metallic bonding is characterized by positive ions floating in a "sea" of delocalized electrons allowing metals to conduct electricity; van der Waals bonding is the weakest type and only present between inert gases due to induced dipole interactions. The document also discusses the different arrangements of spheres to model ion packing in cubic close, body-centered cubic, and hexagonal close packing of metals.