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Which is the most polar molecule 1 bf3 2 h2o 3 co2 4 cf4 5 ch4 6 ar?
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How does a molecule that has polar bonds be nonpolar?
A molecule with polar bonds can be overall non-polar if the bond dipoles cancel each other out. For example the following all have polar bonds but the bond dipoles cancel each other out (vector addition) to make the molecule non-polar. Linear - CO2 trigonal planar - BF3 tetrahedral molecules, CF4 trigonal bipyramidal PF5 octahedral SF6
Is CF4 a polar or nonpolar molecule?
no its not polar because when we draw the lewis diagram of c2f4 it is symetrical so the positive and negative charges cancel each other out. so it is the same case as co2..... hope this helped. sry for bad communication. i wrote it pretty fast.....
Is CF4 ionic or polar covalent or non polar?
CF4 is a Non-Polar, Covalent.
Are the bonds in CF4 polar or non polar?
The bonds are polar because fluorine is more elctronegative than carbon. The molecule is symmetric and therefore has no dipole moment.
CF4 polar or non polar?
It is non-polar, covalent.
Which has bonds that are most polar SCl2 F2 CS2 CF4 BrCl?
SCl2
Is xenon tetrafluoride polar?
No. Carbon tetrafuoride is a non polar molecule but with polar covalents bonds. the polar covalent bonds sort of cancel each other out on each opposite side (because of it's symmetry) making it non polar overall. (CF4 is tetrahedral)
Consider the following and determine if they are polar H3O plus PCl5 H2S and CF4?
H3O+- polar,asymmetrical (hydronium cation) PCl5 - polar asymmetrical (phosphorus pentachloride) H2S - polar, symmetrical (hydrogen sulfide) CF4 - polar symmetrical (carbon tetrafluoride)
When are non-polar molecule formed?
WhenAtoms of the same element are bonded together, they show no polarity. Some common examples include oxygen, nitrogen, chlorine as diatomic molecules and ozone as a triatomic molecule.The dipole effect of polar bonds in a molecule "cancel" each other out due to the geometry of the molecule, e.g. CF4
How can a molecule such as CF4 have an electronegativity difference greater than or equal to 0.4 and still be considered non-polar?
This has to do with the actual shape of CF4. Cf4 takes the shap of a carbon surrounded by 4 flourines. The 4 flourines are evenly spaced and opposite of eachother.Each florine is more electrongative than the carbon and tend to attract electrons more than the carbom giving the florines a negative charge. In most situations this would lead to the molecule being polar but remember! The florines are opposite of eachother. Since all of the florines are negatively charged, and there are florines are on all sides of the carbon, all sides of the carbon are equally negatively charged leading to the molecule being non polar.Though, the molecule has positive and negative atoms the negative atoms aren't all on one side meaning that their are no definite poles.Basically, the Molecule is force canceling.....................-..........- + -..........-.....................
How are the structures of h2o and cf4 similar?
H2O is known as water. CF4 is known as tetrafluoromethane. CF4 is a molecule with a carbon atom at the center and four fluoride molecules attached to it. H2O has a single oxygen atoms in the center, with two hydrogen atoms attached to it. The structures are not very similar. CF4 is most similar to chlorofluorcarbons (CFCs). Further more, CF4 is a gas at room temperature, while H20 is a liquid at room temperature. Therefore, these are very different structures.
How many atoms of fluorine are present in a molecule of carbon tetra-fluoride CF4?
Carbon- 1 Floride- 4
