5.2 Bio Flashcards
1
Q
What are the two main types of bonds
A
Covalent and Ionic.
2
Q
What are the two types of covalent bonds
A
Polar and nonpolar
3
Q
What is an Ionic bond
A
When one atom rips an electron out of another with a lower en
4
Q
What is a polar covalent bond
A
Two atoms of un equal e.n. unequally share an electron creating a positive pole without the electron and a negative one with the electron.
5
Q
What is a non polar covalent bond
A
Two atoms of equal e.n. share an electron equally.
6
Q
What is electronegativity.
A
A measure of the strength of attraction an atom has on its electrons
