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Polar covalent bond

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Organic Chemistry

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A polar covalent bond is a type of chemical bond where two atoms share a pair of electrons, but they do so unequally due to differences in their electronegativity. This inequality in electron sharing leads to a partial positive charge on one atom and a partial negative charge on the other.

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