Bond Polarity

A polar bond can be pictured using partial charges:

?? = 0.9

Electronegativity

Difference

Bond Type

0 - 0.5

Nonpolar

0.5 - 2.0

Polar

2.0 ?

Ionic

2.1

3.0

?+

??

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