Which of the following statements is incorrect? select one:
a. ionic bonding results from the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.
b. dipole moments result from the unequal distribution of electrons in a molecule.
c. the electrons in a polar bond are found nearer to the more electronegative element.
d. a molecule with very polar bonds can be nonpolar.
e. linear molecules cannot have a net dipole moment.

Option (E) is correct.

The statement (E) given in the question is the incorrect statement . Since linear molecule comprises of two different atoms which can further have a net dipole moment. This moment will generally result from an unstable distribution of electrons. They also tend to occur when there is a segregation of charge. They arise from changes in their respective electronegativity.

atomic = no of protons.

mass number-atomic number = neutron number

newton's first law of motion