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Is this a dipole dipole bond ch2o?

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There is a vector pulling electron density from the carbon to an oxygen atom in only a single direction, therefore formaldehyde does indeed exhibit a dipole dipole bond. Carbon dioxide on the otherhand is a nonpolar molecule. Although it has two oxygen atoms pulling electron density from the carbon, the fact that the pulling in of equal magnitude but opposite direction effectively cancels out the polarity of the bond.

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