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  4. Assertion: The atoms in a covalent molecule are said to share electrons, yet some covalent molecules are polar. Reason: In a polar covalent molecule, the shared electrons spend more time than the average near one of the atoms.

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Q. Assertion: The atoms in a covalent molecule are said to share electrons, yet some covalent molecules are polar.
Reason: In a polar covalent molecule, the shared electrons spend more time than the average near one of the atoms.

AIIMSAIIMS 1996Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

In covalent bonding, there is sharing of electrons between two atoms but this sharing may or may not be due to the differences in the electro negativities of two concerned atoms.