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http://actachemscand.dk/pdf/acta_vol_13_p0190-0191.pdf
The file above indicates that POCl3 has a dipole moment and hence will be polar.
The O atom is more electronegative than Cl (by only a little bit), and will have more electron density than the Cl atom, hence the polar nature. Is it very polar in nature, not really, but it is polar.
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∙ 13y agoit is polar because the geometry is asymmetrical.
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