JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main

has a net dipole moment, while has zero dipole moment, because:

Answer: (A)

Solution

's bent shape (2 lone pairs on O) means its two O–H bond dipoles do not cancel, giving a net dipole. 's linear shape (no lone pairs

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