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6. In the three molecules, O2, HCl, and F2, what atom would have a partial negative charge?1 pointoxygenfluorinechlorinehydrogen

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  1. In the three molecules, O2, HCl, and F2, what atom would have a partial negative charge?1 pointoxygenfluorinechlorinehydrogen
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In these three molecules, the atom with a partial negative charge would be chlorine. This is because in the HCl molecule, chlorine is more electronegative than hydrogen, meaning it pulls the shared electrons closer to itself, resulting in a partial negative charge. Oxygen in O2 and fluorine in F2 do not have a partial negative charge because these molecules consist of the same elements, meaning the electrons are shared equally.

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