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For each pair of bonds, indicate the more polar bond, and use an arrow to show the direction of polarity in each bond.a. C-O and C-Nb. P-Br and P-Clc. B-O and B-Sd. B-F and B-I

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To calculate how polar a bond is we can look at the difference in electronegativity. An electronegativity greater than 1.7 represents an ionic bond, a bond less than 1.7 will be a covalent bond.

Let's see wich is the wich is the electronegativity of each element:

C=2.55

O=3.44

N=3.04

The difference of electronegativity of each pair of bonds will be:

Polar bonds are covalent bonds that have a difference in electronegativities. The greater the difference in electronegativity, the greater the polarity.

So, in this case, C-O bond will be more polar that C-N bond, the polarity.

The direction of the polarity will go towards the more electronegative element. So, we will have:

Answer: The most polar bond will be the C-O bond and the direction of polarity will be toward oxygen for the C-O bond and toward nitrogen for the C-N bond.

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