Is o-cl Bond polar

Answer 1

Yes, an O-Cl bond is considered polar. This is because oxygen is more electronegative than chlorine, causing it to attract the shared electrons in the bond more strongly towards itself, creating a partial negative charge on the oxygen and a partial positive charge on the chlorine. This charge separation results in a polar covalent bond.

Answer 2

Yes, Oxygen(O) is more electronegative and Chlorine(Cl). Therefore when they form a covalent bond between them. The electron density will be heavier towards the Oxygen atom.

But, in a molecule of Oxygen Dichloride(OCl2), there are two polar O-Cl bonds with O as the central atom. The polar bonds cancel each other out, resulting in the OCl2 molecule a non-polar molecule.

Answer 3

Yes, the O-Cl bond is polar. Chlorine is more electronegative than oxygen, causing a permanent dipole moment in the molecule where the chlorine end is slightly negative and the oxygen end is slightly positive.