What is the difference between CO2 and H2O? Are they a bond polarity or a overall polarity? and Bond Moomaw Debate on Climate Justice South Africa and the World Bank 4_9_10-01

What is the difference between CO2 and H2O? Are they a bond polarity or a overall polarity?

Lewis Dot Structure, which element has more electronegativity? Which one is a bond and which one is a overall polairty? Compare them.


Bond best answer:

Answer by Buddha
Both the C-O bonds and H-O bonds are polar, but the H2O has overall polarity while the CO2 molecule does not.

Oxygen has the greatest electronegativity.

Bond

Bond Moomaw Debate on Climate Justice South Africa and the World Bank 4_9_10-01


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Prof. Patrick Bond. Photo by Jason Pramas for Open Media Boston. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2010 Jason Pramas

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