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BioTechproject t1_iv3tpw0 wrote

  1. Generally polar and non-polar are rather subjective terms, as like most things this is on a spectrum and thus depends on where the line (in electronegativity) is drawn.

  2. The dipole of a molecule just gives the average distribution of electrons across a molecule. It does not give you information about the individual bonds.

  3. That being said for simple (diatomic) molecules the rule does apply (polar bonds = polar molecule and vice versa).

  4. Ozone is bent, hence it has a dipole. Just like e.g. water, which also has a dipole. Carbon dioxide on the other hand does not have a permanent dipole, but can have an induced dipole (through radiation absorption or collision with other molecules, where it also gets bent)

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