(a) Use trigonometry to confirm that the dipoles of the three bonds in a trigonal pyrimidal AB...

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(a) Use trigonometry to confirm that the dipoles of the three bonds in a trigonal pyrimidal AB3 molecule do not cancel, resulting in a polar molecule.

(b) Show that the dipoles of the four bonds in a tetrahedral AB4 molecule cancel and the molecule is nonpolar.

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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight

ISBN: 9781464183959

7th Edition

Authors: Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones, Leroy Laverman

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