Connection

[Jimmy lira-1G]

How are polarizability and electronegativity connected? Which effects which?


-Jimmy Lira 1G

[Nahelly Alfaro-2C]

Electronegativity and polarity are connected through the bonds made between atoms. The greater difference in electronegativity between the atoms the more polar the bond is going to be.

[Yeo Bin Yook 1K]

In addition to the response above, all bonds between atoms that are not the same element will have a certain amount of polarity because they aren't the same. This is due to the varying power of an atom that pulls its electrons (electronegativity).

[Chem_Mod]

Polarizability and polarity are not the same thing. For example, if two elements with many electrons are bound together, the molecule may not be polar but it is polarizable.