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draw a structure showing the geometry of the molecule in the following group that is nonpolar: hf; nh₃; bf₃; chcl₃; co.

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Out of the listed molecules, CO (carbon monoxide) is the nonpolar one.

HF (hydrogen fluoride) are Polar due to the significant electronegativity difference between hydrogen and fluorine, resulting in a bond dipole moment that isn't canceled out by symmetry.

NH₃ (ammonia) is also polar despite having three N-H bonds with bond dipoles. The trigonal pyramidal geometry causes partial cancellation of individual bond dipoles, but a net dipole moment remains due to the lone pair on the nitrogen atom.

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