Fluorine is in Group 17 of the periodic table. Two fluorine atoms bond to form highly reactive fluorine gas, F2. Which statement about the bond between the fluorine atoms is correct?(1 point)

Question

Fluorine is in Group 17 of the periodic table. Two fluorine atoms bond to form highly reactive fluorine gas, F2. Which statement about the bond between the fluorine atoms is correct?(1 point)
Responses

The bond is ionic.
The bond is ionic.

The atoms share two valence electrons.
The atoms share two valence electrons.

The bonded atoms have a negative charge.
The bonded atoms have a negative charge.

The bond is polar.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The correct statement about the bond between the fluorine atoms in F2 is:

The atoms share two valence electrons.

In a fluorine molecule (F2), two fluorine atoms form a covalent bond by sharing one pair of valence electrons. This is not an ionic bond, and the bonded atoms do not have an overall charge in their molecular form. The bond is not considered polar since both atoms are identical and have the same electronegativity.