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A type of covalent bond in which electrons are shared unevenly

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Polar bond.

A very common example is H2O.
The oxygen atom has an electronegativity value of about 3.5, while the hydrogen atoms have a value of about 2.2 (each).
Electronegativity describes how “greedy” atoms are with sharing electrons.
Since the oxygen atom has a greater value, it will be more “greedy” with the electrons.
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