Question

What is the difference in electronegativity in a `C-C` bond? What type of bond is it?

Answer 1

Well, ZERO....

Explanation:

The constituent atoms of the bond are the SAME....and there is thus ZERO electronegativity difference...`C-C` bonds are thus non-polar. In addition there is LITTLE difference in the electronegativities of carbon and hydrogen, `2.54_C` and `2.11_H` on the Pauling scale....`C-H` bonds are also non-polar.

The result is that hydrocarbons tend to be non-polar molecules....