covalent character

[Giovanni Anguiano-Gutierrez 3L]

What determines covalent character?

[Ruby Richter 2L]

I believe covalent character in bonds is determined by electronegativities. The smaller the difference in electronegativities the more covalent a bond. The greater the difference in electronegativity, the more ionic a bond is.

[AndreiRekesh1I]

It's the quality of ionic bonds to sometimes share electrons (usually because the anion is strong enough to pull electrons towards it), the way covalent bonds would.

[AndreiRekesh1I]

I guess the other definition would be, if you don't know what the bond type is, it's determined by electronegativity difference between atoms (whether the bond has ionic or covalent character).

[Lauren Sanchez 3D]

What is the difference between ionic and covalent bonds?