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What type of bonding exists in F2?Group of answer choicesMetallicPolar CovalentIonicCovalent

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What type of bonding exists in F2?Group of answer choicesMetallicPolar CovalentIonicCovalent

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The type of bonding that exists in F2 (a molecule consisting of two fluorine atoms) is covalent bonding.

Here's why:

  1. A covalent bond is a type of chemical bond where two atoms share a pair of electrons.

  2. Fluorine is a non-metal and when two non-metals bond, they typically form covalent bonds.

  3. In the case of F2, each fluorine atom shares one electron with the other, forming a single covalent bond.

  4. Since both atoms in the bond are the same element, they have the same electronegativity (the measure of an atom's ability to attract shared electrons in a chemical bond). This means the bond is not polar, but rather a nonpolar covalent bond.

So, the bonding in F2 is covalent.

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