When Two Atoms Are Equally Electronegative, They Will Interact to Form

question 82

Multiple Choice

When two atoms are equally electronegative, they will interact to form

• A) hydrogen bonds.
• B) van der Waals interactions.
• C) polar covalent bonds.
• D) nonpolar covalent bonds.
• E) ionic bonds.

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Definitions:

Isotope

Forms of a specific chemical element distinguished by having identical proton counts yet varying quantities of neutrons within their cores.

Neutrons

Subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom with no electric charge.

Protons

Subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom, carrying a positive electrical charge.

Isotope

Isotopes are variants of a particular chemical element which differ in neutron number, and consequently in nucleon number, but have the same number of protons in their atomic nuclei.