How does electronegativity affect polarity?

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anor277
Mar 5, 2018

Well "polarity"polarity is the degree of charge separation...

Explanation:

...whereas electronegativity is a measure of the ability of atom involved in a chemical bond to polarize electron density towards itself....

It follows that the GREATER the difference in electronegativities, the more polar the bond formed between the two elements.

We look at say H-FH−F, and H-ClH−Cl, we gots Pauling electronegativities of H=2.20H=2.20; F=3.98F=3.98; Cl=3.16Cl=3.16....

Because Delta_"electronegativity"(H-F)">>"Delta_"electronegativity"(H-Cl)..we would say that the H-F bond is more polar, more charge separated, that the H-Cl bond..

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