Consider 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene and 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene, both shown below (the carbon atoms are numbered as shown). Both are flat

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Consider 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene and 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene, both shown below (the carbon atoms are numbered as shown). Both are flat molecules with 120° bond angles, yet one of them is polar and the other nonpolar. Which is which, and why? For the polar one, indicate which part of the molecule is δ+ and which is δ–.

H 6 H 5 Cl 1 H 2 3 -Cl Cl H 6 Cl 5 Cl H 2 3 H Cl

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Introductory Chemistry Atoms First

ISBN: 9780321927118

5th Edition

Authors: Steve Russo And Michael Silver

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