polar covalent bond

jeannerodrig | 17:59 Wed 14th Mar 2007 | Science

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Do atoms have large electrical charges in a polar covalent bond?

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Peter Pedant

some of the other links have a tradition of answering the questions posted

Some idea of the level would be good

Answer: covalent bonds share electrons so the electrical charges are NOT as great as in ionic

but clearly the pear shaped covalent bond will have some smearing....do you do calculus ? some people write d+ and d- (those are deltas) above the bond

so the hierarchy is
ionic
polarised covalent
covalent
wan der waals

hope this helps - you've got a much more interesting q further down....

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