dipole moments

[Katherine Chhen 3I]

Does the difference in electronegativity determine if a molecule has dipole moments?

[Jiyoon_Hwang_2I]

Yes. The larger the difference in electronegativity, the larger the dipole moment.

[Maya Gollamudi 1G]

Larger differences in electronegativity lead to larger dipole moments (the electrons are pulled towards the atom with higher electronegativity).

[JonathanS 1H]

Yes, larger differences in electronegativity cause polar covalent bonding. However, certain molecular shapes, such as tetrahedral, tend to not have a dipole moment because the dipole moment is actually a vector sum between all polar bonds in the molecule.

[rohun2H]

Yes a greater difference in electronegativity typically results in a greater bond dipole moment.

[pmokh14B]

Yes, the larger the difference in electronegativity the stronger the dipole moments of the molecule are.

[April Pazos 3D]

Yes, electronegativity is how much an atom can attract electrons. A dipole moment is when one atom is strongly attracting the electrons more than the other. Thus, the dipole moment is centered from electronegativity.

[Matthew Tsai 2H]

If you visualize the electron cloud surrounding a molecule, it would make sense that the more electronegative atom(s) would pull the shared electrons closer to itself, forming a negative dipole moment on that region of the molecule and a positive dipole moment on the opposite end.