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What is a polar compound?

A polar compound is a molecule that has an uneven distribution of electrons, resulting in partial positive and negative charges within the molecule. This creates a separation of charge, making the molecule have both a positive and negative end, and enabling it to interact with other polar molecules through dipole-dipole interactions. Water is a common example of a polar compound.


How do you tell the difference between polar and non polar?

Polar compounds such as H20 have a dipole moment associated with the compound, where as compounds like CH4 have no net dipole. think of the bonds and nonbonding electrons as ropes pulling on the central molecule, if there is an even 'pull' then the compound will be non-polar, for example CO2 has a dipole from Carbon to both Oxygens, but the two dipoles will cancel. NH3 on the other hand will not cancel out because the bonds are not flat but are tetrahedral in geometry because of the non bonding electrons, so NH3 will have a dipole moment.


Why choloform doesnot give white ppt with aq.silver nitrate?

Chloroform does not give a white precipitate with aqueous silver nitrate because it is not a halogen-containing compound that can undergo a precipitation reaction with silver ions. Chloroform is a non-polar compound and does not contain a halogen group that can react with silver ions to form a precipitate.


What is a formula unit and give example?

A formula unit is the smallest ratio of ions represented in an ionic compound. It is the simplest ratio of elements in a compound. For example, in table salt (NaCl), the formula unit is NaCl, representing one sodium ion (Na+) and one chloride ion (Cl-) in the compound.


Give one example of an ''energy rich''compound?

Glucose is an example of an energy-rich compound as it can be broken down in cells through cellular respiration to produce a large amount of ATP, which serves as the main energy currency of the cell.