A molecule that contains three identical polar bonds to the central atom will be
A)nonpolar if the geometry is planar triangular.
B)polar in all cases.
C)nonpolar in all cases.
D)impossible to tell the polarity.
E)either polar or nonpolar depending on the identity of the atoms bonded to the central atom.

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A molecule with three identical polar bonds arranged in a planar triangular (trigonal planar) geometry will have its bond polarities cancel out, resulting in a nonpolar molecule.

A Molecule That Contains Three Identical Polar Bonds to the Central