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Each carbon oxygen bond in co2 is polar but co2 molecule is nonpolar give reason​

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CO 2 is non polar molecule although it contains polar C-O bonds. This is because of the symmetrical linear structure of CO2 (O=C=O), the strength of polarity of each C-O bond being same and in opposite direction the polar bonds cancel the effect of each other, thus give rise to non polar molecule

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