Youngless: Polar vs. Nonpolar Molecules

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Polar

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Nonpolar

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Nonpolar

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Nonpolar

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Steps to identifying polar vs nonpolar structures

1. Look at the central atom is there a lone pair of electrons on it?

yes- polar

no- go to step 2

2. Are all the side elements the same?

yes- nonpolar

no- polar

***if there are only 2 elements:

if the elements the same? nonpolar

if the elements are different? polar

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polar

H₂O

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nonpolar

CBr₄

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polar

CBrN

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nonpolar

Cl₂

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nonpolar

I₂

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polar

SiTe

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polar definition

covalent molecules that have regions with different electronegativity values

electrons are not equally shared

has dipoles (+ and - regions)

- region; area with a higher electronegativity value (closer to F)

+ region; area with lower electronegativity value

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nonpolar definition

covalent molecules that have atoms with the same electronegativity values

electrons are equally shared

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In which type of bond are electrons shared equally?

nonpolar molecules

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Electrons are not equally shared within this type of bond

polar