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When comparing ethanol and acetic acid, which one has the most polar bond? and what is that bond?​

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Ethanol is another alcohol, and since there are less carbons in its chain, it will be more polar. So Ethanol is the most polar bond, it has two different types of bonding between its constituent atoms. The bonds between the hydrogen and carbon atoms are nonpolar covalent bonds. The hydrogen-oxygen and carbon-oxygen bonds are polar covalent bonds.

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