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Use Lewis structures and vsepr theory to determine which ch4 and ch3cl are polar and non-polar?
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CH3Cl is polar, CH4 is not. You'll have to do your own Lewis structures, and I'm personally a little mystified as to exactly what VSEPR has to do with it (if you were comparing CH4 with NH3 instead, then you'd need VSEPR).
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