Question

For example, if the electronegativity of both atom "a" and "b" in the phet are set to be equivalent, then increasing the electronegativity of atom "a" in the phet simulation and decreasing the electronegativity of atom "b" will result in a bond that is ionic in character.

Answer 1

Answer: more ionic in character

Answer 2

Answer is: more ionic.

When the electronegativity difference is greater than 2.0, the bond is considered ionic.

Electronegativity (χ) is a property that describes the tendency of an atom to attract a shared pair of electrons.

Atoms with higher electronegativity attracts more electrons towards it, electrons are closer to that atom.

For example fluorine has electronegativity approximately χ = 4 and sodium χ = 1, fluorine attracts electron and it has negative charge and sodium has positive charge.