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SCl4 is a polar molecule because when the shape is taken into consideration it is a tetrahedral electron shape, with two lone pairs, making it a trigonal pyramidal. You then know the dipoles do not cancel out because they work together to pull in a direction, not aqgainst each other, and since Cl and S are different electronegativities, they do not cancel out, if it were a F-F type bond electronegativity would cancel out, causing it to be nonplar.

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Why is scl6 a nonpolar molecule whereas scl4 is a polar molecule?

Scl6 is non-polar because it has 6 bonding pairs and no lone pairs, giving it an octahedral shape. When you draw the vectors, you can see that the resultant is 0, making it nonpolar. Scl4 on the other hand is polar because it has 4 bonding pairs and one lone pair, giving it a trigonal pyrimidal shape. When you draw vectors for this molecule you can see that the resultant displacement is <0, and therefore it is polar.


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Toothpaste is typically a mixture of polar and non-polar substances. The surfactants in toothpaste are usually polar, while other ingredients such as thickeners and abrasives can be non-polar.


Does scl4 have a dipole moment?

No. the molecule is symmetric (tetrahedral) and while the Si-Cl bonds are polar the bond dipole moments cancel one another out.


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A polar solute is expected to be soluble in a non-polar solvent. This is because "like dissolves like" – polar molecules tend to dissolve in polar solvents, and non-polar molecules dissolve in non-polar solvents.


What happen when a non-polar solute is mixed in a non-polar solvent?

the non polar solute gets dissolved as non polar solutes tend to dissolve in non polar solvents than in polar solvents. for eg: benzene(non polar solute) gets dissolved in carbon tetrachloride which is a non polar solvent but not in water because it is a polar solvent.