Answer
H-I is polar.
Work Step by Step
The electronegativity of H is 2.1.
The electronegativity of I is 2.5.
The bond is polar due to the electronegativity difference.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
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Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 8 - Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding - Exercises - Page 336: 8.41d
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