Chapter 9, Problem 41
Predict whether each of the following molecules is polar or nonpolar: (a) IF, (b) CS2, (c) SO3, (d) PCl3, (e) SF6, (f) IF5.
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(b) It turns out that ozone, O3, has a small dipole moment. How is this possible, given that all the atoms are the same?
(c) Does the molecule BF2Cl have a dipole moment?
(a) Consider the following two molecules: PCl3 and BCl3. Which molecule has a nonzero dipole moment?
Predict whether each of the following molecules is polar or nonpolar: (a) CCl4, (b) NH3, (c) SF4, (d) XeF4, (e) CH3Br, (f) GaH3.
Dichloroethylene 1C2H2Cl22 has three forms (isomers), each of which is a different substance. (b) Which of these isomers has a zero dipole moment?
Dihydroxybenzene, C6H6O2, exists in three forms (isomers) called ortho, meta, and para:
Which of these has a nonzero dipole moment?