Question

1. drag and drop the words with the descriptions. the ability to attract electrons the amount of energy needed to remove an electron from an atom the tendency for two atoms to form an ionic bond 4) choose the best answer. the difference in ______ determines whether two atoms will bond covalently or ionically. atomic mass electronegativity ionization energy polarity

Explanation:

• For the first part:
• Electronegativity is defined as the ability to attract electrons.
• Ionization energy is the amount of energy needed to remove an electron from an atom.
• Ionic character is the tendency for two atoms to form an ionic bond.
• For the second part:
• The difference in electronegativity between two atoms determines whether they will bond covalently (small difference) or ionically (large difference). Atomic mass is related to the mass of an atom, ionization energy is about removing an electron from a single atom, and polarity is a property of a molecule (not directly determining the type of bond formation between two atoms like electronegativity difference does).

Answer:

• 3)
• "the ability to attract electrons": electronegativity
• "the amount of energy needed to remove an electron from an atom": ionization energy
• "the tendency for two atoms to form an ionic bond": ionic character
• 4) B. electronegativity