This molecule, like all other diatomic gas elements, is non-polar and has a rod-like shape.
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Oxygen molecule (O2) is nonpolar due to the equal sharing of electrons between the two oxygen atoms, resulting in a symmetrical distribution of charge. The molecular shape of O2 is linear, with an O-O bond angle of 180 degrees.
The bond in the molecule O2 is covalent.
if molecular shape is symmatrical then its non-polar but if it is non symmatrical then its polar.
The molecular geometry of a compound helps to determine polarity because, it indicates the number of lone pairs on a central atom thus giving it specified angles and polarity (only if there are lone pairs because if there are no lone pairs on the central atom, them it is non-polar).
A dipole moment is defined as a measure of the molecular polarity of a compound; the magnitude of the partial charges on the ends of a molecule times the distance between them (in meters). In order for there to be a dipole moment the element must must have molecular polarity which results from molecules with a net imbalance of charge (often a result of differences in electronegativity). If the molecule has more than two atoms, both shape and bond polarity determines the molecular polarity. In general look for a difference in electronegativity of the elements of a molecule which results in polarity and thus a possible dipole moment. Note that molecular shape influence polarity so molecules with the same elements but a different shape (and vice versa) won't have the same dipole moment.
Intermittent fasting (IF) is a dietary pattern and not a chemical compound, so it does not have a molecular structure that determines its polarity.