Question

these three figures show that in a game of tug - of - war, the knot in the rope is being pulled toward opposite sides by the players. the tug - of - war game shown in the figures represents the way that atoms are pulled in a tug - of - war for bonding electrons. periodic table which of the tug - of - war figures best represents two bonded atoms with electronegativity differences that are less than 0.4? explain your answer.

Explanation:

When the electronegativity difference between two bonded atoms is less than 0.4, the bond is non - polar covalent. In a non - polar covalent bond, the bonding electrons are shared equally between the atoms. In the tug - of - war analogy, this would be represented by players of equal strength pulling on the rope, resulting in the knot staying approximately in the middle.

Answer:

The figure where the players on both sides appear to be of equal strength and the knot in the rope is in the middle best represents two bonded atoms with electronegativity differences less than 0.4.