Electronegativity Difference and Bond Type

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What is electronegativity?

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Electronegativity is the ability of an atom to attract electrons in a chemical bond.

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What type of bond is formed when the electronegativity difference between two atoms is 0?

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Non-polar covalent bond.

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What type of bond is formed when the electronegativity difference is between 0.1 and 1.7?

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Polar covalent bond.

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What type of bond is formed when the electronegativity difference is greater than 1.7?

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Ionic bond.

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Non-polar covalent.

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Polar covalent.

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Ionic.

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Ionic.

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How does electronegativity affect bond polarity?

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A greater electronegativity difference leads to a more polar bond.

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What is the electronegativity difference between atoms in a non-polar covalent bond?

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0.