The molecule shown here is difluoromethane 1CH2F22, which is used as a refrigerant called R-32. (c) If the molecule is polar, which of the following describes the direction of the overall dipole moment vector in the molecule: (i) from the carbon atom toward a fluorine atom, (ii) from the carbon atom to a point midway between the fluorine atoms, (iii) from the carbon atom to a point midway between the hydrogen atoms, or (iv) from the carbon atom toward a hydrogen atom?

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Hi everyone here we have a question telling us that the three D. Structure for S. I. Cl two BR two is shown below is the molecule polar. If so, which direction does the disciple point? And our choices are a from the silicon to a point between the chlorine atoms, B from the silicon to a point between the bromine atoms. See from the silicon toward a bromine atom D. From this strontium atom toward a chlorine atom or E. S. I. Cl two BR two is not polar. So both chlorine and bromine are more electro negative than silicon. So the bond I polls point towards chlorine and bromine. So they're going this way chlorine however, is more electro negative than broening. So this means that the net die pole would point towards chlorine. So we're going this way. The Net die poll is however the net die pole would point in between the two chlorine because the vector component that points to the sides of the chlorine canceled out. So these two are canceling out, which means that the direction the di pole points is from the silicon to a point between the chlorine atoms. Thank you for watching. Bye.