Question

Which statement best explains the difference between polar and nonpolar covalent bonds?(1 point)
Responses

Polar covalent bonds share electrons unequally, while nonpolar covalent bonds share electrons equally.
Polar covalent bonds share electrons unequally, while nonpolar covalent bonds share electrons equally.

Polar covalent bonds share electrons equally, while nonpolar covalent bonds share electrons unequally.
Polar covalent bonds share electrons equally, while nonpolar covalent bonds share electrons unequally.

Polar covalent bonds share electrons, while nonpolar covalent bonds give/take electrons.
Polar covalent bonds share electrons, while nonpolar covalent bonds give/take electrons.

Polar covalent bonds give/take electrons, while nonpolar covalent bonds share electrons.
Polar covalent bonds give/take electrons, while nonpolar covalent bonds share electrons.
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Answer 1

Polar covalent bonds share electrons unequally, while nonpolar covalent bonds share electrons equally.

(Polar bonds result from differences in electronegativity that create partial charges on the atoms.)