The fact that oxygen is an atom that is strongly electronegative means that __________.

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the bond formed will always be ionic since there is unequal sharing

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it more strongly pulls shared electrons toward itself when forming a covalent bond with a less electronegative atom

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the bond formed will be a nonpolar covalent bond

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the less electronegative atom will pull the electrons more strongly than oxygen will

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it equally pulls shared electrons toward itself when forming a covalent bond with a less electronegative atom

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The correct answer is:

it more strongly pulls shared electrons toward itself when forming a covalent bond with a less electronegative atom.

This is because electronegativity is a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons. In the case of oxygen, being strongly electronegative means that it will have a greater attraction for the electrons shared in a covalent bond compared to a less electronegative atom.