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LogicalAcid
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I've been wondering if atoms were lazy particles, because if Ionic bonding occurs when electrons are taken from one atom to another, and the electrostatic attractions between the oppositely charged particles keep them together, why is it that the covalent bond doesn't go ahead and switch the electrons to one side of the molecule instead of keeping them inbetween?
Edit: does it have to do with the fact that one atom does not have enough electronegativity to complete the bond?
Edit: does it have to do with the fact that one atom does not have enough electronegativity to complete the bond?