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Q: How does electronegativity affect bond character?
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The greater the electronegativity difference between two bonded atoms the greater the percentage of?

The greater the electronegativity difference between the two bonded atoms, greater is the ionic character of the bond.


What is the relationship between electronegativity and the ionic character of a chemical bond?

bonding between atoms with an electronegativity difference of 1.7or less has an ionic character of 50 % or less If difference of electronegativities of two atoms is between 0.5 to 1.7 then bond shows ionic character higher is this difference higher is ionic character of bond.


How convalent bond develops ionic character?

Covalent bonds have ionic "character" when they are polar. The more polar, (greater the electronegativity difference) the more ionic character.


Is the term for a bond between two atoms that differ in electronegativity?

If there is a slight electronegativity difference, the bond is a nonpolar covalent bond. If there is a large electronegativity difference, it is an ionic bond. If the difference is somewhere between, it is a polar covalent bond.


What is a bond based on electronegativity?

Hydrogen Bond


A bond based only on electronegativity?

hydrogen bond


What is A bond based only on electronegativity is a?

Hydrogen bond.


How does electro negativity affect covalent bonds?

Increase in the difference in electronegativity along a bond increases the percent ionic character of the bond (how similar it is to an ionic bond). Small to intermediate differences would result in polar covalent bonds and large differences leads to the formation of an ionic bond rather than a covalent bond.


What is the measure of the ability to attract electrons in a chemical bond is?

You think probable to the value of electronegativity.


An element with an electronegativity of 0.9 bonds with an element with an electronegativity 0f 3.1 which phrase best describes the bond between these elements?

Mostly ionic in character and formed between a metal and non metal


What is the differences in electronegativity would result in an ionic bond?

Generally a difference of 1.4 in electronegativity would result in an ionic bond.


If oxygen which has an electronegativity of 3.5 bonds with hydrogen which has an electronegativity of 2.1 the bond between the two atoms will be classified as a polar blank bond?

Polar covalent bond.