Asked by Harry
Why does pf3 have dipole dipole internolecular forces? I thought it had dispersion...
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Answered by
DrBob222
I can't draw the Lewis structure on this board but here isw a link that will show you.
https://www.google.com/search?q=lewis+structure+PF3&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb
The molecular structure is here.
https://www.google.com/search?q=molecular+structure+PF3&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb
You can see it is not symmetrical; therefore, it has a dipole moment.
https://www.google.com/search?q=lewis+structure+PF3&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb
The molecular structure is here.
https://www.google.com/search?q=molecular+structure+PF3&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb
You can see it is not symmetrical; therefore, it has a dipole moment.
Answered by
Harry
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