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A compound is a liquid at room temperature, dissolves in water, and the resulting solution is weakly conducting. the compound is polar molecular: true of false?

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True, for example, hydrogen peroxide (liquid):

H₂O₂ + H₂O ⇄ H₃O⁺ + HO₂⁻

HO₂⁻ + H₂O ⇄ H₃O⁺ + O₂²⁻

(the resulting solution is weakly conducting)
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