Is I3- polar or non-polar

Answer 1

its T-shaped, So if we take the vectors of the right and left side , both of them will cancel ,eventually you will be left out with the downward vector which wont cancel. So the sum will be >0therefore, Its Polar

Answer 2

I believe it is non-polar as the electron configuration is trigonal bi-pyramidal with 180 degree bond angle between the two I-I bonds thus the vectors cancel out as well as the fact that I-I EN difference is 0. The other answer to this question citing O3 as non-polar is actually flawed as O3 is actually polar and is an exception to relying solely on EN difference to determine polarity as the vectors in O3 do not cancel out and because it is asymmetric it is actually polar with the negative area being above the central O atom.

Answer 3

"Iodine trifluoride (IF3) is a polar molecule.

It consists of three polar I-F bonds due to an electronegativity difference of 1.32 units between the bonded atoms."

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Answer 4

Non-polar. All elements that bond to themselves form non-polar bonds just like ozone (O3).

Answer 5

I3 is considered nonpolar. Since it is a compound made of three iodine ions that have bonded to itself, it cannot have permanent dipolar molecules.

Answer 6

IF3 is actually nonpolar. Although each IF bond is quite polar, the structure is trigonal planar. Therefore, each of the polar bonds cancels the others and overall the compound is nonpolar.

Answer 7

Polar