atoms with electronegativity differences higher than 1.7 generally form ionic bonds. true or false
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True. Atoms with electronegativity differences higher than 1.7 generally form ionic bonds. Ionic bonds occur between atoms with significantly different electronegativities, where one atom (typically a metal) has a much lower electronegativity than the other (typically a non-metal). The large electronegativity difference results in the transfer of electrons from the metal atom to the non-metal atom, leading to the formation of positively and negatively charged ions, and the attraction between these opposite charges creates the ionic bond.