Question

How can electronegativity be used to determine the type of bond?

Answer 1

It can determine if a molecule is polar or not...

Explanation:

Electronegativity difference between two atoms in a bond can determine what type of bond is used. Note that this usually only applies to covalent and ionic bonds.

The general rule is that:

`Delta"EN">2, "the bond is ionic"`

`0.5<=Delta"EN"<2, "the bond is polar covalent"`

`Delta"EN"<0.5, "the bond is non-polar covalent"`

Source:

https://www.chemteam.info/Bonding/Electroneg-Bond-Polarity.html