Bond Type by Electronegativity Difference

Electronegativity is...

• how good an atom is at attracting electrons
• the ability of an atom to lose electrons
• the energy required to remove an electron from a specific atom
• how easy it is to make friends. 

The element with the lowest electronegativity in Period 3 is - 

• Na
• Cl
• Ar
• Mg

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

What elements have zero electronegativity?

• metals
• nonmetals
• metalloids
• noble gases

The electrons in a polar covalent molecule are shared...

• Evenly

• Unevenly

• Electrons are not shared

• None of the Above

The electrons in a nonpolar covalent molecule are shared...

• Evenly

• Unevenly

• Electrons are not shared

• None of the Above

The electrons in an ionic molecule are shared...

• Evenly

• Unevenly

• Electrons are not shared

• None of the Above

In a polar covalent bond, the electrons gather around...

• The atom with the Greatest Electronegativity

• The atom with the Lowest Electronegativity

• Each atom Equally

• None of the Above

In a nonpolar covalent bond, the electrons gather around...

• The atom with the Greatest Electronegativity

• The atom with the Lowest Electronegativity

• Each atom Equally

• None of the Above

The polarity of a bond is determined by...

• The sum of the electronegativities of the two atoms

• The difference in the electronegativities of the two atoms

• The charges of the atoms

• None of the Above

A diatomic molecule like O₂ is always _____ because electrons are shared _____

• nonpolar; unequally

• polar; equally

• nonpolar; equally

• polar; unequally