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12) What do you mean by a polar molecule and a nonpolar molecule? Give one example of eacth.

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A polar molecule has a netdipoleas a result of the opposing charges (i.e. having partial positive and partial negative charges) from polar bonds arranged asymmetrically.Water(H2O) is an example of a polar molecule since it has a slight positive charge on one side and a slight negative charge on the other.

A molecule may be nonpolar either when there is an equal sharing of electrons between the two atoms of a diatomic molecule or because of the symmetrical arrangement of polar bonds in a more complex molecule. For example,boron trifluoride(BF3) has a trigonal planar arrangement of three polar bonds at 120°.



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