Types of Chemical Bonds

AP Chemistry· difficulty 2/5

A covalent bond between two identical atoms (e.g., H-H) is

A
$Nonpolar (electrons shared equally)$
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B
$Polar$
C
$Metallic$
D
$Ionic$

Explanation

Same atoms have the same electronegativity \to equal sharing \to nonpolar covalent.

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