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Covalent compounds bond by sharing a pair of electrons. The molecule HCl has a polar covalent bond between the H and the Cl atoms.

The Cl atom has a stronger attraction for the pair of electrons, so the electrons will move closer to the Cl atom, making the Cl end of the molecule negative and the H end positive.

The O2 molecule has 2 O atoms sharing 2 pairs of electrons. The slectrons are shared equally, so the bond is nonpolar

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