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Lesson: Chapter 10 — Chemical Bonds

10.3. Polarity of bonds 1 of 8

Question 1

What does electronegativity measure?

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The ability of a bonded atom to attract the bonding electrons towards itself. It differs from element to element, and the difference between two bonded atoms decides whether their bond is polar.

A neutral atom carries no total charge at all. The count of valence electrons is a separate fact, and the energy needed to break a bond is bond strength, which is not the same property.

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