Question

these three figures show that in a game of tug - of - war, the knot in the rope is being pulled toward opposite sides by the players. the tug - of - war game shown in the figures represents the way that atoms are in a tug - of - war for bonding electrons. is the following statement correct? figure b of the tug - of - war game best represents a bond in which the electrons are shared equally between bonding atoms. explain your answer.

Explanation:

In a tug - of - war representing electrons shared equally (like in a non - polar covalent bond), both sides should exert equal force. In Figure B, the "teams" (analogous to atoms) seem to be pulling with equal intensity as the knot is in a relatively central position (assuming balanced forces). In a non - polar covalent bond, atoms have similar electronegativities and thus pull bonding electrons equally.

Answer:

The statement is correct. In Figure B, the balanced pull (analogous to equal electron - pulling by atoms with similar electronegativities in a non - polar covalent bond) indicates equal sharing of electrons.