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How does chemical polarity affect a chemical bond?

Answer 1

Owen Ambrose

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Answer 2

Cooper Adams

Chemical polarity affects a chemical bond by influencing the distribution of electron density between atoms involved in the bond formation. In polar covalent bonds, where atoms have different electronegativities, electrons are unequally shared, resulting in partial positive and negative charges on the atoms. This unequal sharing creates a dipole moment, causing the bond to have polarity. In contrast, in nonpolar covalent bonds, where atoms have similar electronegativities, electrons are equally shared, resulting in no net dipole moment and nonpolar bonds. In ionic bonds, one atom transfers electrons to another, resulting in the formation of ions with opposite charges, leading to strong electrostatic attractions between them.

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.