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Which formulas represent two polar molecules?

(1) CO2 and HCl (3) H2O and HCl
(2) CO2 and CH4 (4) H2O and CH4

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The answer to ur question would acutually be number 3 H20 and HCI hope i helped

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Answer is: 3) H2O and HCl.

Polar molecules are water (H₂O) and hydrochloric acid (HCl).

Nonpolar molecules are carbon(IV) oxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄).

Carbon(IV) oxide is nonpolar because CO₂ is linear molecule and the oxygen atoms are symmetrical (bond angles 180°).

Water is polar because of the bent shape of the molecule.

Hydrochloric acid has polar covalent chemical bond where hydrogen has oxidation umber +1 and chlorine oxidation number -1.

In molecule of methane (CH₄) all the atoms around the central element (carbon) are equivalent (four hydrogens) and it has a net dipole moment of 0 (vectors of dipole moments cancel each other, dipole moment is zero).

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