Which statement best explains why the polarity of a H2O molecule differs from the polarity of a CO2molecule?
| The central atom in H2O has lone pair electrons and the central atom in CO2 does not. |
| The bond strength is greater in CO2. |
| Oxygen is more electronegative than carbon. |
| The bonding in H2O is quite polar. |
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- due to remaining lone pair on O in H2O molecule is bent and CO2 is linear molecule because C atom does not contain lone pair. so H2O is a polar molecule and CO2 is a non polar molecule.
- bryan3
- Jul 20, 2016 at 10:54am
No option is a correct explanation. Both C=O and O-H are polar bonds. ... View the full answer