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Yes. Compare the electronegativities of oxygen and hydrogen. Whichever is more electronegative will have more of a claim on the electrons, drawing them toward itself, and becoming slightly negative. So the oxygen becomes negative and the hydrogen positive. Polar liquids like water will dissolve anything that is made of positive and negative ions - like salt- and mix easily with other polar liquids - like ethanol - but not with non-polar liquids like oil. Water is a liquid because of the difference in electronegativity of the oxygen and hydrogen; the oxygen of one molecule will attract the hydrogen of the neighbouring molecule and so on. If this didn't happen there wouldn't be any liquid water on our planet and life would not have evolved the way it has. So all of life depends on the difference in electronegativity between two little atoms.
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Does hydrochloric acid contain a non-polar covalent bond?
HCl (hydrogen chloride) has a covalent bond, polar.
Is ether a polar substance?
Polar. the C-O bond are polar
Why like atoms form non-polar bond instead of polar bond?
The difference in electronegativity between th atoms foming the covalent bond leads to the polar nture of the bond. If the atoms are alike then there is NO difference in electronegativity- so - no bond polarity
Is IOF5 polar or non polar?
IOF5 is polar - O has a double bond
Is MgCl2 a polar covalent non polar covalent or ionic bond?
Magnesium chloride has an ionic bond.
Does sugar have polar bonds?
Yes, sugars have a no of 'OH' groups and bond between 'O' and 'H' is a polar bond.
Compare the relative polarities of the OH-bond and NH bond?
The OH bond is more polar than the NH bond because oxygen is more electronegative than nitrogen, leading to a greater difference in electronegativity between oxygen and hydrogen. This means the OH bond has a greater separation of charge and greater polarity than the NH bond.
What are CH and OH bonds?
Ch and OH bonds are covalent in nature. Ch bond is non -polar while OH bond is polar covalent bond.
What is the bond in the diatomic fluorine molecule F2 called and what else the bond in the hydroxide ion OH- is called?
F2 contains a pure covalent bond, with the bondingelectrons pair right in the middle of the F-F bond.But in OH- the bond is polar covalent, with the bondingelectrons pair more attracted to the O atom than to H.pure covalent; polar covalent
How does a polar covalent bond differ from a covalent bond?
Electrons are shared unequally in a polar bond.
Is OH hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
OH is hydrophilic because it contains a polar covalent bond between oxygen and hydrogen, allowing it to form hydrogen bonds with water molecules. This makes OH groups soluble in water and interact well with polar substances.
Is c2h60 polar?
Yes, C2H6O (ethanol) is polar due to the presence of an OH group (alcohol group) in the molecule. The electronegativity difference between carbon and oxygen results in a polar covalent bond, making the molecule polar overall.
Which is an example of a polar bond?
Any bond between non-metallic elements where there is a difference in electronegtaivity gresaater than 0.25 would serve as examples. HCl, the OH bond in water. the P-Cl bond in PCl3.
Does hydrochloric acid contain a non-polar covalent bond?
HCl (hydrogen chloride) has a covalent bond, polar.
Does N2 contains a polar covalent bond?
No. It contains non-polar covalent bond.
Is polar bond stronger than non polar bond?
metal will conduct elecricity
Is alcohol a polar or non-polar molecule?
The formula for alcohol (ethanol) is CH3CH2OH. The OH group has a polar bond, as in water, because the oxygen atom is more electronegative than the hydrogen atom. This means the oxygen has a greater attraction for the shared electrons in the bond than the hydrogen does. The oxygen therefore carries a slight negative charge, leaving the hydrogen with a slight positive charge ie the bond is polar. The polar OH group can then form hydrogen bonds with water, allowing the two substances to mix with each other. See: http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/162othermolecules.html
