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Which of the following is true about polar covalent bonds?
Which of the following is true about polar covalent bonds?
- They result in ionic bonds
- They are formed by atoms with similar electronegativities (correct)
- They have equal distribution of electrons
- They are only found when the bonded atoms are identical
What is electronegativity?
What is electronegativity?
- The ability of an atom to attract bonding electrons towards itself (correct)
- The charge on an atom in a polar covalent bond
- The attraction between two polar covalent bonds
- The measure of the strength of a covalent bond
When are pure covalent bonds found?
When are pure covalent bonds found?
- When the bonded atoms have similar electronegativities
- When the difference in electronegativity is too great
- When the bonded atoms have different electronegativities
- When the bonded atoms are identical (correct)
What happens in polar covalent bonds?
What happens in polar covalent bonds?
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Which atom in a polar covalent bond will have a slight negative charge?
Which atom in a polar covalent bond will have a slight negative charge?
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