Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure

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A covalent bond formed by the sideways overlap of parallel p orbitals, with electron density above and below the internuclear axis.

A covalent bond in which the shared electrons are unequally distributed because the bonded atoms differ in electronegativity.

The ease with which the electron cloud of an atom, ion or molecule can be distorted by an external electric field.

The ability of a cation to distort the electron cloud of a neighbouring anion.