Worksheet - Polar and Nonpolar Molecules Jones 2014
Worksheet - Polar and Nonpolar Molecules Jones 2014
Worksheet - Polar and Nonpolar Molecules Jones 2014
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Determine if the molecules listed below are polar or nonpolar. To be polar, a molecule must:
have polar-covalent bonds AND
not be symmetrical. Note: see tables on pages 177 and 238
Oxygen gas, O2
Electronegativities: O ____ O ____ Difference ____ Polar or nonpolar bond? ___________
Electron dot diagram Structural formula Shape Polar or Nonpolar Molecule?
Nitrogen gas, N2
Electronegativities: N ____ N ____ Difference ____ Polar or nonpolar bond? ___________
Electron dot diagram Structural formula Shape Polar or Nonpolar Molecule?
H2CS
Electronegativities: N ____ N ____ Difference ____ Polar or nonpolar bond? ___________
Electron dot diagram Structural formula Shape Polar or Nonpolar Molecule?
Ammonia, NH3
Electronegativities: N ____ H ____ Difference ____ Polar or nonpolar bond? ___________
Electron dot diagram Structural formula Shape Polar or Nonpolar Molecule?
dichloromethane, CCl2H2
Electronegativities: C ____ H ____ Difference ____ Polar or nonpolar bond? ___________
Electron dot diagram Structural formula Shape Polar or Nonpolar Molecule?