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  • Carbon-Hydrogen & Oxygen-Hydrogen Bonds: Understanding Covalent Bonds
    The bond between carbon and hydrogen, and oxygen and hydrogen is a covalent bond.

    Here's why:

    * Covalent bonds form when two atoms share electrons to achieve a more stable electron configuration.

    * Carbon and hydrogen have similar electronegativities (the ability of an atom to attract electrons), meaning they share electrons fairly equally in a nonpolar covalent bond.

    * Oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen, so the shared electrons are drawn closer to the oxygen atom, creating a polar covalent bond.

    Here's a summary:

    | Bond | Atoms | Type of Covalent Bond |

    |-------------|-------------------|-----------------------|

    | C-H | Carbon & Hydrogen | Nonpolar |

    | O-H | Oxygen & Hydrogen | Polar |

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