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NaCl is an ionic compound, and these terms are generally reserved for covalent compounds.
But by definition, all ionic compounds are polar.
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∙ 12y agopolarity refers to how electrons are shared within a molecule with different atoms. If you understand Electronegativity, then look and see is the atoms have different electronegative values. You can tell this by looking at the Periodic Table. NaCl has Na which is on the far left and Cl which is on the far right. This creates an uneven distribution of electrons because Cl likes electrons so it pulls Na electrons and is "partially negative" while Na has a partial positive. Thus this creates what is referred to at "polarity".
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∙ 13y agoNaCl is non polar because it is linear so the two bond dipoles cancel each other out.
You cannot have dipoles in a non polar molecule so this person contradicted themselves. The above is incorrect, NaCl is polar.
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∙ 10y agoNaCl is an ionic compound, and these terms are generally reserved for covalent compounds.
But by definition, all ionic compounds are polar.
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∙ 12y agoNaCl is an ionic compound (when dissolved in water it becomes Na+ and Cl-) which makes this compound polar.
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