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Is ch4 molecule polar or non polar?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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8y ago

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non polar

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11y ago

The carbon-hydrogen bond is nonpolar covalent because carbon and hydrogen have similar electronegativities (EN). Electronegativity is the tendency of an atom to attract electrons to itself. The EN difference indicates the type of bond that is formed. The electronegativity of carbon is 2.55 and hydrogen is 2.20, making the EN difference 0.35. EN differences of 0.0-0.5 are considered nonpolar covalent.

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13y ago

Even though the carbon-hydrogen bonds are slightly polar they are arranged in a symmetrical manner. As a result the dipoles of the bonds cancel each other out.

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9y ago

CH4 has four even bons.CH3Cl has one un even bond

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9y ago

It has even four bonds.They arrange in tertrahedral shape to minimize repulsion

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9y ago

Both are non polar.Their electron clods are evenly spreaded

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9y ago

It has no lone pairs.So it is non polar

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