AP BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

POLAR AND NONPOLAR MOLECULES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A diatomic molecule like O2 is always ____ because electrons are shared ____
A
nonpolar; equally
B
polar; equally
C
nonpolar; unequally
D
nonpolar; unequally
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So our answer will be that a diatomic molecule lie. O 2 is always neutral because the electrons are shared equally in the molecules.

Detailed explanation-2: -Any diatomic molecule in which the two atoms are the same element must be a nonpolar molecule.

Detailed explanation-3: -an electron. In most cases, this sharing of electrons results in a molecule that is polar (has a positive and negative charge). However, in the case of diatomic molecules, the sharing of electrons results in a molecule that is nonpolar (has no net charge).

Detailed explanation-4: -Molecules that have two atoms are called diatomic. Hydrogen (H2 ), nitrogen (N2 ), oxygen (O2 ), fluorine (F2 ), chlorine (Cl2 ), bromine (Br2 ), and iodine (I2 ) are diatomic. The element bromine, Br2, is composed of diatomic molecules.

Detailed explanation-5: -Whenever you see diatomic molecule of two identical atoms, such as nitrogen molecule (N2), chlorine molecule (Cl2), hydrogen molecule(H2), and so on, there is equal sharing of electrons between the atoms involved, therefore, they are a nonpolar.

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