Draw a Lewis structure for each of the following species: a. H 2 CO 3 b. CO3 2- c. CH 2 O d. CO
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Which of the following molecules would you expect to have a dipole moment of zero? To
answer parts g and h, you may need to review the Problem Solving Strategy on page 42.
a. \(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{3}\) c. \(\mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{Cl}_{2}\) e. \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{C}=\mathrm{CH}_{2}\) g. \(\mathrm{BeCl}_{2}\)
b. \(H_{2} C=O\) d. \(\mathrm{NH}_{3}\) f. \(H_{2} C=C H B r\) h. \(B F_{3}\)
Solution
Solution:
Here we have to find out among the given molecules which have zero dipole moment.
Dipole moment: - Dipole moment arises when there is a separation of charge between the molecules. It depends on the difference in electronegativity. Larger the difference in electronegativity greater will be the dipole moment i.e when an atom in a molecule undergoes unequal sharing of electrons then it is said to be polar and creates dipole moment.
The dipole moment is a vector quantity.
Polarity and structure of the molecule: - The polarity of the molecule depends on its structure. If the molecule is symmetric than the dipole moment will cancel with each other (as dipole moment is a vector quantity) and the molecule will be nonpolar (zero dipole moment). A molecule will be said to be polar if its structure is not symmetric (non-zero dipole moment).
For example:
(Dipole moment of CO2 and H2O)
Step 1
(a)CH3CH3 :-
In order to find the dipole moment we have to draw its structure,
It is a symmetrical molecule thus its dipole moment will be zero.
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