bonding pt. 2

Question 1

What is the difference between a polar and nonpolar covalent bonds?

Answer 1

the main difference between these two is how the electrons are shared. In nonpolar, they are shared equally, but in polar they are unequally shared. This is caused by the differences in EN.

Question 2

How will we know what bond will be formed between two atoms?

Answer 2

The first way to identify which bond will be formed is by looking at what type of atom they are. If you are given two nonmetals, that is covalent bonding, but if you are given a metal and nonmetal then you have a form of ionic bonding.

Question 3

How does EN determine the type of bond two atoms will form?

Answer 3

The larger the difference in EN determines the type of bond that will form. When two atoms have a very large difference in EN, then they will form an ionic bond, but if two atoms have barely any difference then they will form a nonpolar covalent bonds.

Question 4

True or False:
EN determines the type of atom.

Answer 4

false; EN determines the type of bond formed

Question 5

True or False:
in a polar bond the e- are NOT shared equally

Answer 5

true