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Because it's the measure of polarity of a bond, it's not a permanent state of the atom

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Q: Why an atom cannot have permanent dipole moment?
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Is N2 have a dipole moment?

N2 is a completely symmetrical molecule, therefore it has no dipole moment.


Does F2 have a dipole moment?

F2 has no dipole moment. (Hint: if it's just one element, there is no dipole moment)


Why is the dipole moment of chcl3 is more than chf3?

Even though F is more electronegative, CH3Cl has greater dipole moment because the bond length in this case is far longer than that in the case of CH3F since F is highly electronegative and it attracts the electron pair very strongly. Dipole moment is not just about charge, it is the product of charge and the bond length.


Which has more dipole moment C2H3CL or C2H5CL?

C2H5-CN ethyl cyanide has high dipole moment while C2H5-NC molecule is not possible due to incomplete valency of carbon atom.


Can you have a temporary dipole and a permanent dipole at the same time or TDID and PDD at the same time?

A temporary dipole occurs when through a cloud type formation, randomly electrons gather at one location. A permanent dipole is when one atom attracts more electrons effectively giving it a negative charge. Both conditions can exist at the same time.


What do you mean by Dipole Moment and Induced Dipole Moment?

Induced dipole forces result when an ion or a dipole induces a dipole in an atom or a molecule with no dipole. These are weak forces. An ion-induced dipole attraction is a weak attraction that results when the approach of an ion induces a dipole in an atom or in a nonpolar molecule by disturbing the arrangement of electrons in the nonpolar species. A dipole-induced dipole attraction is a weak attraction that results when a polar molecule induces a dipole in an atom or in a nonpolar molecule by disturbing the arrangement of electrons in the nonpolar species.


Why is the bonding in Oxygen molecules called pure covalent and the bonding in CO called polar covalent?

"Pure Covalent" is a synonym for "nonpolar covalent bonding". That means that each atom pulls equally on the electrons and doesn't produce a permanent dipole moment.


What is dipole moment of chloroethane?

There are multiple forms of the molecule "chlorooctane." This is because the chlorine atom can be attached to the octane chain in several different places, and each different placement will result in a different dipole moment. If you specify the structure of the compound more precisely (1-chlorooctane or 2-chlorooctane for example), it is possible to determine its dipole moment.


How do you find out whether an atom has a dipole dipole moment?

The more polar the molecule, the stronger the force.


Is ammonia a dipole dipole or extreme dipole?

It is a dipole compound. Because of n atom has a lone pair.


What molecules has a dipole moment A. O2 B. N2 C. CO2 D. HCl?

A. no dipole; only dissolutes using London dispersion forces B. same as A C. dipole outward towards 2 oxygens D. dipole towards chlorine atom


What is the direction of the dipole moment expected for hydrogen bromide?

The HBr molecule is linear (obviously, since it contains only two atoms). The dipole moment is a vector, parallel to the bond, pointing toward the partially positively charged atom, which is, in this case, the hydrogen. The magnitude of the dipole moment is the difference in the partial electrical charges on each atom times the spatial separation of the atoms in the bond. In a molcule with more than two atoms (more than one bond), the dipole moment of each bond must be added vectorially and the resultant vector will determine the dipole moment of the molecule. For instance, carbon dioxide has two carbon-oxygen double bonds of high polarity, but because the molecule is linear, and the individual dipoles oppose each other, the carbon dioxide molecule has no net dipole moment.