Asked by Este
Would a C-Cl bond be polar or nonpolar in a molecule if both have a formal charge of 0?
I thought at first that it would be polar just due to their electronegativities (just by looking at the periodic table), but if they both have a formal charge of 0, does that make it a nonpolar bond or does formal charge not really matter?
I thought at first that it would be polar just due to their electronegativities (just by looking at the periodic table), but if they both have a formal charge of 0, does that make it a nonpolar bond or does formal charge not really matter?
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Answered by
John1
Use their electronegativies.
Cl-Cl would be nonpolar because they will share the electrons equally.
C-Cl should be polar.
Cl-Cl would be nonpolar because they will share the electrons equally.
C-Cl should be polar.
Answered by
DrBob222
I agree with John1. Look at CCl4. In CCl4 both C and Cl have zero formal charge; however, each C-Cl bond is polar. The CCl4 MOLECULE is symmetrical; therefore, it is non-polar but that's because each of the C-Cl polar bonds cancel each other because of the symmetry of the molecule.
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