Chemistry: Principles and Practice (3rd Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 0534420125
ISBN 13: 978-0-53442-012-3

Chapter 9 - Chemical Bonds - Questions and Exercises - Questions - Page 364: 9.12

Answer

A polar bond exists in a covalent bond with atoms of different electronegativities, which makes them partially positive and partially negative; hence the bond becomes polar. It is formed when elements of different electronegativities combine to form a covalent bond.

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