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5 September, 23:44

Both carbon dioxide molecules and water molecules have polar bonds. Why then is carbon dioxide a nonpolar molecule while water is a polar molecule?

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  1. 6 September, 00:12
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    carbon dioxide is non polar because its straight-line shape causes the two oxygen atoms to pull on the shared electrons in opposite directions and cancel each other out
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