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allsm
14 days ago
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Can one atom in this type of reaction win the "tug of war"? What might happen if it did?

Chemistry
2 answers:
lions [2.7K]14 days ago
8 0
Assuming we're discussing the "tug of war" in terms of electron sharing between atoms during a chemical reaction, then, indeed. If one atom possesses greater electronegativity than the other, it can successfully attract the electron pair away from its counterpart. This results in one atom acquiring a positive charge and the other a negative charge, causing an attractive force that results in the formation of an ionic bond.
Anarel [2.7K]14 days ago
5 0
The answer is YES. Polar bonds will indeed form. A polar bond arises when two atoms engage in a covalent bond with unequal distribution of electrons, leading to a molecule exhibiting a slight electrical dipole, with one end carrying a modest positive charge and the other a modest negative charge.
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