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A polar covalent bond formed from two dissimilar atoms one of which is oxygen.

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The covalent bond exists where the unequal sharing of electrons occurs due to the difference in the electronegativity of combining atoms.
More electronegative atoms will have a stronger pull for electrons. As a result, the shared pair of electrons will be closer to that atom.
An example of a covalent bond formed by dissimilar atoms: One Oxygen atom joins with two Hydrogen atoms to form a water molecule.
One carbon atom joins with two oxygen atoms to form Carbon dioxide.

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Complete the following :

(a) When the nuclei of two different reacting atoms are of ......... mass, then a bond so formed is called ...................... covalent bond (equal, unequal, polar, non-polar).

(b) In case of non-polar covalent bond, the covalent bond is formed in the .......... of atoms and shared electrons are ........... distributed (corner, middle, equally, unequally)

(c) The ions in ................ compounds are held very strongly due to strong ............ forces (electrovalent, covalent, electromagnetic, electrostatic).

Q. (b) Give an example of the covalent bond formed by

1.Similar atoms
2.Dissimilar atoms

Q. Which combination of atoms can form a polar covalent bond?

A polar covalent bond will be formed in which one of these pair of atoms:

Q. The polarity of a covalent bond between two atoms depends upon :

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Give one example for:A polar covalent bond formed from two dissimilar atoms one of which is oxygen.

Give one example for:
A polar covalent bond formed from two dissimilar atoms one of which is oxygen.