Note that carbon dioxide has two covalent bonds between each oxygen atom and the carbon atom, which is shown here as two lines and referred to as a double bond.
What type of bond is CO2 polar or nonpolar?
Both CO2 and H2O have two polar bonds. However the dipoles in the linear CO2 molecule cancel each other out, meaning that the CO2 molecule is non-polar.
Is carbon dioxide ionic or covalent?
No, CO2 is not an ionic compound. As per the definition, an ionic compound is a compound that is mostly formed between a metal atom and a non-metal atom. Meanwhile, CO2 is a compound that is formed between two non-metal atoms (carbon and oxygen) thus giving it a covalent nature.
Is CO2 covalent or polar covalent?
Carbon dioxide is symmetric and the pull of the two oxygens on the carbon's electrons cancel out, so it is a nonpolar molecule with polar bonds.