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In a polar covalent bond, the electrons are shared unequally between atoms. Example: H-F. The electronegativity of fluorine is 4.0, that of hydrogen 2.2. So there is a slight negative charge on F and a slight p[ositive charge on H.

Example: F-F. No matter how electronegative fluorine is, the covalent bond is nonpolar, because electronegativities are equal.

2007-06-10 11:42:10 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 1 0

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