Predict which of the following molecules are polar and which are nonpolar: (a) CH 4 ,
Question:
Predict which of the following molecules are polar and which are nonpolar:
(a) CH4,
(b) HCN,
(c) H2O,
(d) XeF4.
Strategy
Write the Lewis structure of each, determine the steric number, and assign the bonded-atom lone-pair arrangement. With only a few exceptions, a molecule will be polar unless all the terminal atoms are the same.
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a As shown in Figure 101 CH 4 is a tetrahedral molecule Because all vertices of the tetrahedron are ...View the full answer
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Chemistry Principles And Practice
ISBN: 9780534420123
3rd Edition
Authors: Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball
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