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What is the polarity of the C-H bond in methane (CH4)?

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The C-H bond in methane  CH4  is considered to be nonpolar. This is because the electronegativity difference between carbon  2.55  and hydrogen  2.20  is relatively small  0.35 . As a result, the electrons in the bond are shared fairly equally between the two atoms, and there is no significant charge separation or dipole moment. Additionally, methane has a tetrahedral molecular geometry, which means that the bond dipoles cancel each other out, resulting in a nonpolar molecule overall.
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