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What makes hydrogen peroxide a polar molecule

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Each hydrogen peroxide molecule contains 2×O−H bonds.
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Polarity results from an unequal sharing of valence electrons. Because the H2O2 molecule is not symmetrical there is a region of unequal sharing.
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