5.2 atoms bonds

Question 1

What is the difference between covalent bonds & ionic bonds?

Answer 1

Electrons are “fought” over in covalent bonding, and on,y one or two electrons are tranfered to even out the atom.

Question 2

What is electronegativity?

Answer 2

The measure of how strong atoms attract newly bonded atoms to themselves.

Question 3

What happens to electrons in ionic bonding?

Answer 3

Typically only one or two electrons are tranfered from another atom to another to fill in any “empty spaces.”

Question 4

What happens to electrons in polar covalent bonding?

Answer 4

There is an uneven balance of electrons, where one is getting more than the other.

Question 5

What happens to electrons in nonpolar covalent bonding?

Answer 5

The electrons are disbruted evenly, and there is an equal pull on both atoms.

Question 6

What is the difference between polar and nonploar bonds?

Answer 6

Polar bonds are uneven, whereas nonpolar bonds are even.

Question 7

How does electronegativity determine the type of bond?

Answer 7

The different levels of attraction to a newly bonded atom will determine the bond.