Bonding Concepts Worksheet - Unit 8/9, Michalek Page 21

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AP Chemistry - Michalek
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Unit 08 Bonding Concepts
How can we tell the difference between covalent, polar covalent, and ionic bonds?
Percent ionic character of a bond = Measured dipole moment of X—Y * 100
+
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Calculated Dipole moment of X
Y
This will never reach 100%. This means no bond is completely ionic. More than 50 % ionic character is classified as an
ionic bond.

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