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The Ionic Bond
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Ionic vs Covalent Bond Character

Example of a polar covalent bond

Example of a polar covalent bond

When a carbon atom forms a bond with fluorine, they share a pair of electrons. However, because fluorine is more highly electronegative than carbon, it attracts that shared electron pair closer to itself and thus creates an electric dipole. The lowercase greek delta written above the atoms is used to indicate the presence of partial charges. This bond is considered to have characteristics of both covalent and ionic bonds.

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