Determining polarity from VSPER
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Determining polarity from VSPER
How can we determine the polarity just from the VSPER formula?? Pls explain
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Re: Determining polarity from VSPER
you can't tell polarity just from the VSEPR formula. You need the VSEPR model to tell the shape.
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Re: Determining polarity from VSPER
You can use VSEPR to determine the shape, some of which can more easily lead to polarization than others. In general, though, you need to know the electronegativity of the atoms.
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Re: Determining polarity from VSPER
VSEPR is used to determine the shape and once you have the shape, you can determine the polarity from there!
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Re: Determining polarity from VSPER
The VSEPR shape would be a better indication of polarity, a little trick to remember is that lone pairs will make a molecule polar, but it is always a good idea to draw the shape
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