Lewis structure of HCN. Any polar bonds in molecule? Polar or non polar ?

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Lewis structure of HCN. Any polar bonds in molecule? Polar or non polar ?
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Lewis structure is a structural representation of a molecule where dots are used to show electron positions around the atoms and lines or dot pairs represent covalent bonds between atoms.

The purpose of drawing a Lewis dot structure is to identify the lone electron pairs in molecules to help determine chemical bond formation.

A polar bond is a covalent bond between two atoms where the electrons forming the bond are unequally distributed. This causes the molecule to have a slight electrical dipole moment where one end is slightly positive and the other is slightly negative.

polar molecule is a chemical substance in which the distribution of electrons between the atoms involved is uneven, resulting in a dipole moment. Nonpolar molecules are the molecules in which the electrons are equally shared among the involved atoms and have a zero dipole moment. 

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