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Chlorine is a highly electronegative atom and yet CCl4 is not polar why might this be?
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The Cl 's are equally spaced around the carbon atom - they balance each other.
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Is chlorine more electronegative than iodine?
Chlorine is more electronegative than iodine.
Is hydrogen more electronegative than chlorine?
No, on the Arbitrary Pauling Scale hydrogen's relative electronegativity is less than that of chlorine, indicating that hydrogen attracts electrons in a bond more strongly. In hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid as an acid) the two shared electrons would be pulled towards hydrogen in a polar covalent bond. F, Cl, N, and O are the four most electronegative elements. Metals are least electronegative and nonmetals are the most.
Why is hydrogen chloride polar?
Hydrogen chloride is non polar because in molecules such as (hcl) the electron pair of bond is pulled closer to more electroneative chlorine atom.As a result of this the chlorine atom develops a tiny negative charge,where as the hydrogen atom develops a tiny positive charge.The hydrogen chloride molecule has a slight separation of charge within it and describe as a polar molecule
Benzene is a non-polar molecule and meaning that it does not have a positive or negative side Which statement BEST describes how benzene will dissolve in water?
Benzene is non-polar as it does not have the electronegative atoms such as oxygen or chlorine in it. Therefore, benzene does not exhibit polarity as opposed to molecules which include as water.
Is chlorine trifluoride CIF3 polar or nonpolar?
polar
Is XeF2O polar?
This molecule will be polar because it has a t-shape arrangement, and fluorine is a highly electronegative element.
Is NCl3 polar or non-polar?
NCl3 could be considered nonpolar because nitrogen and chlorine have nearly the same electronegativity.
What type of bonding exist between carbon and chlorine?
A carbon-chlorine bond would be covalent but chlorine is more electronegative than carbon so the bond would be polar.
Is chlorine more electronegative than iodine?
Chlorine is more electronegative than iodine.
Is Cl3 polar or nonpolar?
CHCl3 is a polar molecule. Its electron and molecular geometries are both tetrahedral, yet the Chlorine atoms are more electronegative than the Hydrogen atom, making the molecule polar.
Is H2O a polar covalent or non polar compound?
H2O is a polar covalent compound. It has a net dipole moment because oxygen is highly electronegative as compared to hydrogen.
Why Hcl molecule is polar?
Because hydrogen and chlorine have a difference of electronegativity 0.9, chlorine is more electronegative so shared electron pair is more closer to chlorine and it acquires partially negative charge.
Is C3H9CL polar or nonpolar?
It is polar, The chlorine is more electronegative than the carbon and thus will pull electrons towards it causing it to become more negatively charged than the carbon.
Why is NC3 subject to l hydrolysis but NF3 is not?
This is thought to be because NCl3 hydrolysis is initiated by a water molecule, acting as a nucleophile, attacking a chlorine. The N - Cl bond is only very slightly polar, with the chlorine as the slightly positive end. The N - F bond on the other hand is much more polar, and in the opposite direction (fluorine is highly electronegative) so there is no site for the nucleophile to attack.
Is borax polar or non polar?
The bonds are polar because chlorine is highly electronegative. That produces minor negative charge on each chlorine in the compound and minor positive on the boron. Because chlorine is large and boron small, the overall effect is to produce a molecule that appears to carry a slight negative charge because the minor positive charge is "buried" inside the molecule. To be trully polar, a molecule must have both a minor negative and minor positive charge open to its surroundings (not a good way to explain, but I hope it makes sense).
How is HF polar?
It is polar covalent bond because electrons forming the bond are unequally distributed.
The water molecule has a dipole with the negative portion?
Water (H20) is a polar covalent molecule with two highly electronegative oxygen atoms. The electronegative oxygen atoms create a dipole moment, and are also cause H20s bent shape.
