2.4 Covalent Bond Flashcards
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Covalent bond
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A strong attraction where two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons
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Electronegativity
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The power of an atom in a molecule to attract electrons to itself
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Polar covalent bond
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Electronegativity is greater than .5 & less than 1.7 ( equally)
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Nonpolar covalent bond
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No differences between electronegativity
Less than .5
