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if a pair of electrons is unequally shared between two atoms, a(n) ______ bond occurs.
single covalent
hydrogen
triple covalent
polar covalent
double covalent
In a polar covalent bond, electrons are unequally shared between atoms due to differences in electronegativity. Single, double, and triple covalent bonds just describe the number of electron - pair bonds between atoms without addressing unequal sharing. A hydrogen bond is a weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and an electronegative atom and is not related to unequal sharing of a pair of electrons between two bonded atoms.
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