The carbon dioxide molecule is linear. The electronegativities of C and O are 2.5 and 3.5 respectively. Based on these values and on consideration of molecular geometry, the C-O bond is .. and the molecule is ……

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polar; polar

non-polar ; non-polar

polar; non-polar

non-polar; polar

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

C-O bond is polar due to (EN) difference, but molecule is non-polar due to the fact that molecule is linear and μ= 0.

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