If an element from the first column of the periodic table entered into a covalent bond with one from the sixth column, then the bond would be a
A) polar bond, with the element from the first column developing a partial negative charge.
B) polar bond, with the element from the sixth column developing a partial negative charge.
C) nonpolar bond, with the element from the first column developing a partial positive charge.
D) nonpolar bond, with the element from the sixth column developing a partial positive charge.
E) nonpolar bond, with neither element developing any partial charges at all.

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Elements from the first column (alkali metals) are less electronegative than those from the sixth column (chalcogens), leading to a polar bond where the more electronegative element (from the sixth column) develops a partial negative charge.

If an Element from the First Column of the Periodic