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Identify this bond:
NH3 is a _____ (polar/non-polar) covalent bond.

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Solution

The given structure is the Lewis dot structure.

Nitrogen is more electronegative than hydrogen. Due to more electronegativity of Nitrogen with respect to hydrogen, the electron is shared unequally between the bonded atoms.

So, there is the polarity between the bonds. Therefore this is a polar covalent bond.

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