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The compound F2O has two lone pairs on the central oxygen atom. What's the structure of an F2O molecule? Is this compound polar or non-polar?
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The compound F2O has two lone pairs on the central oxygen atom. What's the structure of an F2O molecule? Is this compound polar or non-polar?

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Oxygen difluoride, OF2 , is a polar molecule because it has a bent molecular geometry. This molecular geometry ensures that the dipole moments associated with the oxygen - fluoride bonds do not cancel each other out to produce a nonpolar molecule.
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Bent or Anglar, Polar

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