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What molecules have nonpolar covalent bonds?

Answer 1

Homonuclear diatomic molecules for a start.

Any homonuclear diatomic molecule, #H_2#, #Li_2#, #N_2#, #O_2#, #C_2#, #X_2#, clearly possesses a non-polar #"element-element"# bond.

Most organic molecules, which feature #C-C#, and #C-H# bonds are also non-polar.

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Answer 2

Elias Aguila

Molecules that consist of atoms with similar electronegativities, such as diatomic molecules (e.g., O2, N2, Cl2), or molecules composed of identical atoms (e.g., H2, F2), typically have nonpolar covalent bonds.

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