Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 9 - Chemical Names and Formulas - 9 Assessment - Page 302: 128

Answer

CO2 is a polar molecule, with the dipole pointing at oxygen. It will point at oxygen because oxygen has a higher electronegativity than carbon. CO is a polar molecule, and the dipole will point at oxygen. It will point at oxygen because it has a higher electronegativity than carbon. H2O, or water, is a polar molecule, and the dipole will point at oxygen. Oxygen has a higher electronegativity than hydrogen.

Work Step by Step

CO2 is a polar molecule, with the dipole pointing at oxygen. It will point at oxygen because oxygen has a higher electronegativity than carbon. CO is a polar molecule, and the dipole will point at oxygen. It will point at oxygen because it has a higher electronegativity than carbon. H2O, or water, is a polar molecule, and the dipole will point at oxygen. Oxygen has a higher electronegativity than hydrogen.
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