Which term describes a covalent bond in which the bonding electrons are equally attracted to both bonded atoms?

Which term describes a covalent bond in which the bonding electrons are equally attracted to both bonded atoms?

• A. Polar-Covalent Bond
• B. Ionic Bonding
• C. Nonpolar-Covalent Bond
• D. Covalent Bonding

Answer: (C)

Electrons shared in a covalent bond are distributed evenly when the two atoms pull on them with similar strength. That equal sharing means there is no net dipole moment, so the bond is nonpolar covalent. If one atom pulled more strongly, the electrons would spend more time around that atom, creating a polar covalent bond with partial charges. Ionic bonds involve transferring electrons rather than sharing, and general covalent bonding includes both polar and nonpolar cases. The situation described—electrons attracted equally to both atoms—fits nonpolar covalent bonding.

Electrons shared in a covalent bond are distributed evenly when the two atoms pull on them with similar strength. That equal sharing means there is no net dipole moment, so the bond is nonpolar covalent. If one atom pulled more strongly, the electrons would spend more time around that atom, creating a polar covalent bond with partial charges. Ionic bonds involve transferring electrons rather than sharing, and general covalent bonding includes both polar and nonpolar cases. The situation described—electrons attracted equally to both atoms—fits nonpolar covalent bonding.