This document discusses electronegativity and how it can be used to determine the polarity of bonds and molecules. It explains that electronegativity increases moving left to right across a period and decreases down a group on the periodic table. Bonds between atoms with an electronegativity difference of 0 to 0.4 are nonpolar, while those with a difference of 0.5 to 1.7 are polar covalent. Molecules are nonpolar if the polar bonds cancel out, and polar if the bond dipoles do not cancel out. Determining polarity involves considering bond polarity and molecular geometry.