EBK ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSI
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ISBN: 8220103633604
Author: KELLER
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 23SAE
The two oxygen atoms forming molecules of oxygen gas that you breathe are joined by a polar covalent bond. Explain why this statement is true or false.
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