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Dr. Haxton says the O-O bond is polar and the C-C bond is nonpolar. A good student would say ... a. No, both bonds are highly polar. b. Right! O is electronegative, so O2 is polar. c. Yes. O attracts electrons more strongly than C. d. No way. C is more electronegative than O. d. Wrong again, Ralph. Both bonds are nonpolar.

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d. Wrong again, Ralph. Both bonds are nonpolar

Step-by-step explanation:

The bonds in "O-O" and "C-C" are covalent bonds. If one atom has a more tendency to attract the electrons, the bond becomes polar in nature. Here, the bonded electrons are more attracted to the more electronegative atom which in turn imparts it a partial negative charge. The other atom becomes partially positive. In the case of O-O and C-C, the same atoms are bonded together. When a covalent bond is formed between the same atoms, it is always non-polar as the bonded atoms have the same electronegativity.

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