Consider the molecule CO. If the electronegativity of C is 2.5 and the electronegativity of O is 3.5: Group of answer choices the C≡O bond is polar; the C is electron rich and the O is electron poor. the C≡O bond is non-polar. the C≡O bond is polar; the C is electron poor and the O is electron rich. the C≡O bond is polar; both the C and the O are electron rich.
Consider the molecule CO. If the electronegativity of C is 2.5 and the electronegativity of O is 3.5: Group of answer choices the C≡O bond is polar; the C is electron rich and the O is electron poor. the C≡O bond is non-polar. the C≡O bond is polar; the C is electron poor and the O is electron rich. the C≡O bond is polar; both the C and the O are electron rich.
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Consider the molecule CO. If the electronegativity of C is 2.5 and the electronegativity of O is 3.5:
Group of answer choices
the C≡O bond is polar; the C is electron rich and the O is electron poor.
the C≡O bond is non-polar.
the C≡O bond is polar; the C is electron poor and the O is electron rich.
the C≡O bond is polar; both the C and the O are electron rich.
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