Chapter 2, Problem 3WIO

Summary Introduction

To explain:

The role of electronegativity in determining the covalent bond as polar or nonpolar.

Introduction:

A covalent bond is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms. These electron pairs are known as shared pairs or bonded pairs and the stable balance of attractive and repulsive forces between atoms when they share electrons is known as covalent bonding.