2007-03-12 10:59:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Covalent bonds are nonreliant on electromagnetic forces.
What you would see would be that the covalent bond holds together. This means that electric forces don't affect covalent bonds.
2007-03-12 11:03:17 · answer #1 · answered by MLBfreek35 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't necessarily tell you much at all. Generally speaking, a covalent bond with a large difference in electronegativity is quite strong. However, just because a bond doesn't have a large difference in electronegativity doesn't mean the bond is weak.
An example would be a Carbon Hydrogen bond. A sigma (sp3) bond between carbon and Hydrogen has a bond energy of 440 kJ/mol, whereas the most polar (largest electronegativity differntial) bond possible between carbon and another element (Fluorine), has a bond energy of 452 kJ/mol. The electronegativity of hydrogen, carbon ,and fluorine are 2.2, 2.55, and 3.98, respectively.
An even better example would be a carbon-carbon bond. Here, the difference in electronegativity is identically zero, and yet the bond energy is 348 kJ/mol, which is still very large. Yet another example would be a hydrogen - hydrogen bond, which is 436 kJ/mol. As you can see, these are not weak bonds!
2007-03-12 11:20:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How strong the bond is.
2007-03-12 11:06:43 · answer #3 · answered by opium_4_life 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋