Question

Which type of bond is formed between two chlorine atoms in a chlorine molecule?

1) polar covalent
2) nonpolar covalent
3) metallic
4) ionic
Why would you think anything other than #2? Two Cl atoms exactly alike can't have a polar difference between them, can't be ionic, they aren't metals.
polar
polar covalent
nonpolar covalent

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