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Which type of bond will most likely be found in HBr given that the electronegativity of hydrogen is 2.20 and the electronegativity of bromine is 2.96?
an ionic bond
a metallic bond
a polar covalent bond
a nonpolar covalent bond

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A polar covalent bond.

Explanation: ΔEN = 2.96 − 2.20 = 0.76, which falls in the range typical for polar covalent bonds (roughly 0.5–1.7), so H–Br is polar covalent (Hδ+ — Brδ−).