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Chemical Bonding: Basic Concepts

How Bond Polarity Shapes Molecular Dipoles

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Bond polarity depends on electronegativity, the ability of an atom to attract shared electrons. The absolute value of the electronegativity difference, or ΔEN, gives a rough guide to bond type. When the difference is very small or zero, the bond is covalent and nonpolar. When it is larger, the bond may be polar covalent or i...

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The type of chemical bonds, whether it is nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, or ionic, is largely determined by the difference in the electronegativity between the bonding atoms and their bond length.

In bromine, the bond between the two bromine atoms is nonpolar since the difference in electronegativity between them is zero.

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