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Which among the following molecule is not a dipole?(a) NH3(b) H2O(c) HCl(d) CH4The question was posed to me during a job interview.This key question is from Electric Dipole in chapter Charges and Fields of Physics – Class 12

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Right answer is (d) CH4

For explanation I would say: Though water and ammonia are covalent molecules, they have a net dipole moment due to their DISTORTED STRUCTURE than the ideal one. Hydrochloric acid has a linear molecular structure but its net dipole moment is towards the HYDROGEN ATOM. But methane has a symmetrical tetrahedral structure and its net dipole moment is zero hence it doesn’t behave as a permanent dipole. Methane SOLVENTS are therefore non-polar solvents.



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