Mission CB1 Electronegativity and Bonding

Mission CB1 pertains to the nature of a bond; the distinction between nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, and ionic bonds; and the effect that the electronegativity values of bonded elements have on these bond types. The mission consists of 36 questions organized into 9 Question Groups.

• The student should be able to describe an ionic bond and a covalent bond.
• The student should be able to describe how electronegativity affects the relative amount of electron sharing or electron transferring between two atoms.
• The student should be able to use electronegativity values to predict the relative ionic character (or covalent character) of a bond.

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial:

• Electronegativity and Bond Types