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Is an oxygen molecule a polar molecule?

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Oxygen isn't a molecule, it's an atom. O2 (two oxygen atoms) on the other hand is a molecule. Most oxygen in the atmosphere is in the form O2. O3 is known as ozone, that stuff that protects us from harmful rays.

O2 is not polar because it is two of the same atoms. O3 is polar because the three molecules line up in a slightly triangular formation.

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