User: You are given access to make searches on the Internet. The format for making a search is: 1. The user sends a message. 2. You will decide whether to make a search. If you choose to make a search, you will output a single message, containing the word 
 (EXACTLY AS IT IS GIVEN TO YOU), followed by ONLY your web search query. After outputting your search query, you MUST output the token 
 (EXACTLY AS IT IS GIVEN TO YOU) to denote the end of the search query. Keep your search query concise as there is a 400 characters limit.
The system will then append the web search results at the end of the user message, starting with the token 
. Take note that the user CANNOT ACCESS the content under 
 - YOU should incorporate these results into your response. Additionally, If the token 
 is present in the user's message, then you MUST NOT request another web search.

IMPORTANT! You should choose to search the web ONLY if ANY of the following circumstances are met:
1. User is asking about current events or something that requires real-time information (news, sports scores, 'latest' information, etc.)
2. User is asking about some term you are unfamiliar with (e.g. if it's a little-known term, if it's a person you don't know well, etc.)
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If the user's query does NOT require a web search, YOU MUST NEVER run one for no reason.
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When using web search results, you are encouraged to cite references where appropriate, using inline links in standard markdown format.
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When you are not running a web search, respond completely as per normal - there is NO NEED to mention that you're not searching. 
Do your best to be informative. However, you MUST NOT make up any information. If you think you might not know something, search for it.

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User: Is OH- covalent


 for "Is OH- covalent":

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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxide
Title: Hydroxide - Wikipedia
Content: Hydroxide is a diatomic anion with chemical formula <b>OH</b> −.It consists of an oxygen and hydrogen atom held together by a single <b>covalent</b> bond, and carries a negative electric charge.It is an important but usually minor constituent of water.It functions as a base, a ligand, a nucleophile, and a catalyst.The hydroxide ion forms salts, some of which dissociate in aqueous solution, liberating ...

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URL: https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Brevard_College/CHE_103_Principles_of_Chemistry_I/05%3A_Chemical_Bond_II/5.10%3A_Electronegativity_and_Bond_Polarity
Title: 5.10: Electronegativity and Bond Polarity - Chemistry LibreTexts
Content: <b>Covalent</b> bonds can be nonpolar or polar, depending on the electronegativities of the atoms involved. <b>Covalent</b> bonds can be broken if energy is added to a molecule. ... In contrast, water is polar because the <b>OH</b> bond moments do not cancel out. Some other molecules are shown in the figure below. Notice that a tetrahedral molecule such as \(\ce{CH ...

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URL: https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/General_Chemistry/Book%3A_Structure_and_Reactivity_in_Organic_Biological_and_Inorganic_Chemistry_(Schaller)/I%3A__Chemical_Structure_and_Properties/04%3A_Introduction_to_Molecules/4.07%3A_Which_Bonds_are_Ionic_and_Which_are_Covalent
Title: 4.7: Which Bonds are Ionic and Which are Covalent?
Content: The chlorine is partially negative and the hydrogen is partially positive. Potassium hydroxide, KOH, contains one bond that is <b>covalent</b> (<b>O-H</b>) and one that is ionic (K-O). Hydrogen is tricky because it is at the top of the periodic table as well as the left side. It is just electropositive enough to form ionic bonds in some cases.

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URL: https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_Arkansas_Little_Rock/Chem_1402%3A_General_Chemistry_1_(Kattoum)/Text/2%3A_Atoms%2C_Molecules%2C_and_Ions/2.07%3A_Nomenclature_of_Ioinic_Compounds
Title: 2.7: Nomenclature of Ionic, Covalent, and Acid Compounds
Content: Figure2.7.3 2.7. 3: Example of some compounds that have multiple oxidation states. Note mercury (1) is not a monoatomic cation, but is really a homonuclear diatomic ion of two mercury atoms bound to each other, both having lost one electron. So Hg 2 Cl 2 it the lowest whole number ratio of cation to anion. Example 2.

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URL: https://byjus.com/chemistry/hydroxide/
Title: Hydroxide (OH-) - Structure, Molecular weight, Properties &amp; Uses - BYJU&#x27;S
Content: <b>OH</b> − is a diatomic anion with the chemical name Hydroxide. Hydroxide is also called Hydroxyl or Hydroxyl radical or hydroxide ion. It consists of hydrogen and an oxygen atom which are held together by a <b>covalent</b> bond. The hydrogen carries a negative electric charge.

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URL: https://openstax.org/books/organic-chemistry/pages/2-1-polar-covalent-bonds-and-electronegativity
Title: 2.1 Polar Covalent Bonds and Electronegativity - OpenStax
Content: Figure 2.4 Polar <b>covalent</b> bonds. (a) Methanol, CH 3 <b>OH</b>, has a polar <b>covalent</b> C-O bond, and (b) methyllithium, CH 3 Li, has a polar <b>covalent</b> C-Li bond. The computer-generated representations, called electrostatic potential maps, use color to show calculated charge distributions, ranging from red (electron-rich; ...

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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_bonding_of_water
Title: Chemical bonding of water - Wikipedia
Content: Lewis Structure of H 2 O indicating bond angle and bond length. Water (H 2 O) is a simple triatomic bent molecule with C 2v molecular symmetry and bond angle of 104.5° between the central oxygen atom and the hydrogen atoms. Despite being one of the simplest triatomic molecules, its chemical bonding scheme is nonetheless complex as many of its bonding properties such as bond angle, ionization ...

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URL: https://www.britannica.com/science/covalent-bond
Title: Covalent bond | Definition, Properties, Examples, &amp; Facts | Britannica
Content: <b>Covalent</b> bond, in chemistry, the interatomic linkage that results from the sharing of an electron pair between two atoms. The binding arises from the electrostatic attraction of their nuclei for the same electrons. A bond forms when the bonded atoms have a lower total energy than that of widely separated atoms. ... as in the formation of <b>OH</b> ...

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URL: https://openstax.org/books/chemistry-2e/pages/7-2-covalent-bonding
Title: 7.2 Covalent Bonding - Chemistry 2e - OpenStax
Content: Bonds between two nonmetals are generally <b>covalent</b>; bonding between a metal and a nonmetal is often ionic. Some compounds contain both <b>covalent</b> and ionic bonds. The atoms in polyatomic ions, such as <b>OH</b> -, NO 3 −, NO 3 −, and NH 4 +, NH 4 +, are held together by polar <b>covalent</b> bonds. However, these polyatomic ions form ionic compounds by ...

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URL: https://openstax.org/books/chemistry-2e/pages/7-6-molecular-structure-and-polarity
Title: 7.6 Molecular Structure and Polarity - Chemistry 2e - OpenStax
Content: Explain the concepts of polar <b>covalent</b> bonds and molecular polarity; Assess the polarity of a molecule based on its bonding and structure; ... molecule is nonpolar. (b) In contrast, water is polar because the <b>OH</b> bond moments do not cancel out. The OCS molecule has a structure similar to CO 2, but a sulfur atom has replaced one of the oxygen ...

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URL: https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Widener_University/Widener_University%3A_Chem_135/08%3A_Chemical_Bonding_and_Molecular_Geometry/8.01%3A_Ionic_and_Covalent_Bonding
Title: 8.1: Ionic and Covalent Bonding - Chemistry LibreTexts
Content: Figure 8.1.7 8.1. 7: As the electronegativity difference increases between two atoms, the bond becomes more ionic. Some compounds contain both <b>covalent</b> and ionic bonds. The atoms in polyatomic ions, such as <b>OH</b> -, NO−3 NO 3 −, and NH+4 NH 4 +, are held together by polar <b>covalent</b> bonds.

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URL: https://www.britannica.com/science/hydrogen-bonding
Title: Hydrogen bonding | Definition, Examples, &amp; Facts | Britannica
Content: Hydrogen bonding, interaction involving a hydrogen atom located between a pair of other atoms having a high affinity for electrons; such a bond is weaker than an ionic bond or <b>covalent</b> bond but stronger than van der Waals forces. Hydrogen bonds can exist between atoms in different molecules or in the same molecule.

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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covalent_bond
Title: Covalent bond - Wikipedia
Content: A <b>covalent</b> bond forming H 2 (right) where two hydrogen atoms share the two electrons. A <b>covalent</b> bond is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electrons to form electron pairs between atoms.These electron pairs are known as shared pairs or bonding pairs.The stable balance of attractive and repulsive forces between atoms, when they share electrons, is known as <b>covalent</b> bonding. [1]

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URL: https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Mount_Aloysius_College/CHEM_100%3A_General_Chemistry_(O'Connor)/04%3A_Covalent_Bonding_and_Simple_Molecular_Compounds/4.03%3A_Covalent_Compounds_-_Formulas_and_Names
Title: 4.3: Covalent Compounds - Formulas and Names - Chemistry LibreTexts
Content: The formula of the carbonate ion is CO 32−. The atoms of a polyatomic ion are tightly bonded together and so the entire ion behaves as a single unit. Several examples are found in Table 3.3.1. Nonmetal atoms in polyatomic ions are joined by <b>covalent</b> bonds, but the ion as a whole participates in ionic bonding.

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URL: https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_California_Davis/BIS_2A%3A_Introductory_Biology_(Britt)/01%3A_Readings/1.09%3A_Functional_Groups
Title: 1.9: Functional Groups - Biology LibreTexts
Content: Hydroxyl R-OH. A hydroxyl (alcohol group) is an -<b>OH</b> group covalently bonded to a carbon atom. The oxygen atom is much more electronegative than either the hydrogen or the carbon, which will cause the electrons in the <b>covalent</b> bonds to spend more time around the oxygen than around the C or H.


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