Dipole moments

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Fiona Latifi 1A
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Dipole moments

Postby Fiona Latifi 1A » Sun Nov 17, 2019 2:59 pm

How do you determine the direction in which a dipole moment points?
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Deepika Reddy 1A
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Re: Dipole moments

Postby Deepika Reddy 1A » Sun Nov 17, 2019 3:06 pm

I do it by looking at which atom is more electronegative. The arrow points at whichever atom is more electronegative because it pulls on the electrons more.
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Abigail_Hagen2G
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Re: Dipole moments

Postby Abigail_Hagen2G » Sun Nov 17, 2019 3:28 pm

Yeah, the arrow points towards the more electronegative atom
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Viviana Velasquez
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Re: Dipole moments

Postby Viviana Velasquez » Sun Nov 17, 2019 4:05 pm

The atom points in the direction of the more electronegative atom.
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Ayushi2011
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Re: Dipole moments

Postby Ayushi2011 » Sun Nov 17, 2019 4:22 pm

The arrow points to the atom that pulls electrons towards itself, so the most electronegative one.
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