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Explain why cis-1.2-dichloroethene (Table 2.1) has a large dipole moment whereas trans-1.2-dichloro. ethene has a dipole moment equal to zero. |
Answer» SOLUTION :If we examine the NET DIPOLE moments (SHOWN in dashed line) for the bond moments (black), we see that in trans-1,2-dichloroethene the bond moments cancel each other, WHEREAS in cis-1.2-dichloroethene they augment each other. 
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