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Refer to your properly drawn Lewis Dot structure. Then identify the type(s) of bond(s) present

in the following molecule: CH₄
a. Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
b. lonic Bonds
c. Polar Covalent Bonds

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User Zzyzy
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Final answer:

The molecule CH4, methane, consists of nonpolar covalent bonds between carbon and hydrogen atoms due to the small difference in electronegativity leading to an equal sharing of electrons.

Step-by-step explanation:

In a properly drawn Lewis Dot structure for the molecule CH4 (methane), we see that carbon (C) is the central atom with four hydrogen (H) atoms bonded to it. The bonds between the carbon and each hydrogen are nonpolar covalent bonds.

To further clarify the types of bonds between other atom pairs such as H and C, S and Cl, P and O, and Cs and O: H and C form a nonpolar covalent bond; S and Cl typically form a polar covalent bond because of their differing electronegativity; P and O also form a polar covalent bond due to oxygen being more electronegative; and Cs and O would likely form an ionic bond because cesium is a metal and oxygen is a nonmetal, and the electronegativity difference is quite large, leading to electron transfer.

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