The diagram below shows the arrangement of electrons around the nucleus of a fluorine and a potassium atom. What kind of bond do you think would form between these two atoms?

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Diagram showing electron arrangement in fluorine and potassium atoms for chemical bonding.

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Hi everyone. Let's look at the next problem. It says identify the correct statement about types of chemical bonding form between Adams. Let's recall from our content video but of course we've got ionic bonds and Covalin bonds and an ionic bonds of course you have a complete transfer of electrons. So of course example being say sodium chloride. Where are you have sodium losing an electron to chlorine, which they both become ions. So the result is that you have to charge you are more charged particles as a result and equivalent you have the sharing of valence electrons to bring each adam closer to a full outer shell. And then of course you have the two different types you have polar and non polar Covalin and non polar. The electro negativity ease are similar or in the case of something like an oxygen molecule. That is exactly the same since it's the two of the same atom bonding together. And so the electrons are shared evenly And in the polar covalin bonds, the electro negativity ease are different. So electrons are shared unevenly um giving partial positive or negative charges to those atoms. So they don't completely lose or gain the electron but they have partial positive or negative charges as a result of electron spending more or less time around those atoms. So let's look through our answer choices here choice A says Adams can only form ionic bonds between them. Well this only is the problem because Adams can of course form ionic or Covalin bonds. So Choice A is not our answer choice B says chemical bonding is always formed between two similar atoms. Well, that's not correct because obviously an ionic bonds and polar covalin bonds, those atoms are often quite different. So that's not a correct answer. Choice C says atoms can only form covalin bonds. Well, that's obviously not true as they also form ionic bonds. So we're left with choice D. The type of chemical bonding depends on the difference in electro negativity is between bonding atoms and this is correct. The greater the difference in election negativity ease will depend on the type of bond. So an ionic bond will happen when the difference in electrical negativity is is very great. So great that the more electro negative atom actually gets the electron is transferred to it to form a charged compound. Excuse me. A charged ion. If the difference in electric negativity is there, it's a good size but not as large. You have a polar covalin bond because the electron is more attracted to one and the other so forth. So like in water. And that gives you a polar Covalin bond with partial negative and partial positive charge. And if there's very little difference or no difference in electro negativity between the two atoms, you have a non polar covalin bond. So again that is the difference in electro negativity is determines what kind of bond is formed. So choice D is our correct statement about the types of chemical bonds. See you in the next video

The diagram below shows the arrangement of electrons around the nucleus of a fluorine and a potassium atom. What kind of bond do you think would form between these two atoms?

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Key Concepts

Electron Configuration

Ionic Bonding

Electronegativity