electronegativity and polar bonds

Cards (4)

  • electronegativity is the ability of an atom to attract a pair of bonding electrons
  • if two atoms of the same electronegativity the distribution of electron density will be symmetrical
  • A polar covalent bond is a type of covalent bond where the bonding electrons are unequally shared, because of this one carries a slight negative charge and the other carries a slight positive charge
  • A non-polar covalent bond is when the electrons are equally distributed between the two atoms