Polar Covalent Bonds:Electronegativity Covalent bonds can have ionic character Bonding electrons attracted more strongly by one atom than by the other ■ Electron distribution between atoms in not symmetrical These are polar covalent bonds Ionic character X:X X+Y:- Symmetrical covalent Polar covalent Ionic bond bond bonds Thomson-Brooks Cole Polar Covalent Bonds: Electronegativity „ Covalent bonds can have ionic character „ Bonding electrons attracted more strongly by one atom than by the other „ Electron distribution between atoms in not symmetrical „ These are polar covalent bonds