CH2Cl2 polarity

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Alexis Harouni
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CH2Cl2 polarity

Postby Alexis Harouni » Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:24 pm

Can a molecule like CH2Cl2 be nonpolar is the Cl are drawn diagonally to each other?

lilyhoke 2E
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Re: CH2Cl2 polarity

Postby lilyhoke 2E » Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:43 pm

Hi,

this can never really be the case because the shape of this molecule would not be square planar, but tetrahedral. No two atoms will ever really be across from each other in this structure.


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