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MeneerNask
Jul 4, 2017

The #CO_2# molecule has a straight-line configuration #O=C=O# so it has no dipole moment.

Explanation:

#NO_2# has an angle:
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So there IS a dipole (the #O#-side being slightly more negative).
The #O#'s will be attracted by the slightly positive #H#'s from the water molecules, and the #N# by the #O# of the water.

In short: polar in polar.

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