Chemistry: The Molecular Science (5th Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285199049
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-904-7

Chapter 6 - Covalent Bonding - Questions for Review and Thought - General Questions - Page 283d: 71b

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Recall, electronegativity increases as you go to the right and up on the periodic table. Thus, we find that Si and F have the largest difference in electronegativity, meaning that this bond is likely the most polar.
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