The Continuum of Chemical Bonding (Leaving Cert Chemistry): Quizzes
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What determines where a bond falls on the bonding continuum?
What determines where a bond falls on the bonding continuum?
Electronegativity difference
What is the range of the electronegativity difference scale?
What is the range of the electronegativity difference scale?
0 to 3.2
What electronegativity difference range indicates a pure covalent bond?
What electronegativity difference range indicates a pure covalent bond?
0 to 0.4
What range indicates a polar covalent bond?
What range indicates a polar covalent bond?
Greater than 0.4 but less than 1.7
Above what electronegativity difference are bonds considered ionic?
Above what electronegativity difference are bonds considered ionic?
Greater than 1.7
What are the two key threshold values in the bonding continuum?
What are the two key threshold values in the bonding continuum?
0.4 and 1.7
What type of bond is with an electronegativity difference of 0.00?
What type of bond is with an electronegativity difference of 0.00?
Pure covalent
What type of bond is with an electronegativity difference of 1.24?
What type of bond is with an electronegativity difference of 1.24?
Polar covalent
What symbols represent partial charges in polar covalent bonds?
What symbols represent partial charges in polar covalent bonds?
and
What type of bonding does have with a difference of 2.23?
What type of bonding does have with a difference of 2.23?
Ionic
Which is an exception to the rule of thumb despite appearing ionic?
Which is an exception to the rule of thumb despite appearing ionic?
Which compounds are ionic despite the rule suggesting covalent?
Which compounds are ionic despite the rule suggesting covalent?
Metal hydrides like