What type of bond is formed if an electron pair is unequally shared and also the atoms show an electronegativity difference of 1.4 to 1.6?

Ionic

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Polar covalent

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Covalent

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Metallic

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Hydrogen bonding

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Solution

The correct option is B Polar covalent
Electronegativity difference
Nature of bond
$0$ Purely covalent
$0.1 - 0.8$ Covalent
$0.9 - 1.8$ Polar covalent
$1.9$ 50% ionic and 50% covalnet
$- 3.2$ Ionic
Polar covalent bond is formed, if an electron pair is unequally shared and also the atoms show an electronegativity difference of $1.4$ to $1.6$ .

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Electronegativity difference	Nature of bond
$0$	Purely covalent
$0.1 - 0.8$	Covalent
$0.9 - 1.8$	Polar covalent
$1.9$	50% ionic and 50% covalnet
$- 3.2$	Ionic