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What happens to the electrons of a covalent bond when nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine is attached to a hydrogen atom?

Options

  1. AElectrons are shared equally
  2. BElectrons are shifted towards hydrogen
  3. CElectrons are shifted towards nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine
  4. DElectrons are lost by hydrogen

Correct answer

B. Electrons are shifted towards hydrogen

Step-by-step solution

When nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine forms a covalent bond with hydrogen, the electrons of the covalent bond are shifted towards the more electronegative nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine atom.

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