Lecture2-Chemical bond and compound.ppt

English for Chemistry Specialty Chapter 3 Chemical bonding and Compounds 3.10 Electronegativity and Polar Bonds. The type of bond formed between a pair of atoms is determined by the ability of the atoms to attract electrons from the other. A positively charged ion (CATION) is formed when an atom looses one or more electrons and a negatively charged ion (ANION) is formed when an atom accepts one or more electrons. Chapter 3 Chemical bonding and Compounds 3.10 Electronegativity and Polar Bonds. For a free, isolated atom its ability to loose an electron is measured by its IONIZATION [?ai?nai